ptsd Update Awards For Dd 214

[jet187]

Hi everybody,

how do I update awards received after being discharged that were not on the original DD 214? I was Navy.

I believe I saw something regarding a DD 215 but do not know how to go about it.

I received awards that would greatly help my recent PTSD claim.

Any help is much appreciated.

Jet

[jet187]

Hello all,

well I followed the advice of all the good members here & submitted the DD Form 149 on April 6,filled it out & followed the instructions & mailed the completed application to the appropriate address(Board of Correction of Naval Records in DC)that was on the 2nd pg.of the form.

Received a response today from the Board and it states:

This is in reference to your Application DD Form 149 requesting an administrative correction to your record.

The Board of Correction of Naval Records does not entertain requests to make administrative correction to records and/or documents. Therefore, your request has been forwarded to the National Personnel Records Center,PERS-312B for appropriate action. You will be notified by the NPRC upon final determination of your request. All future correspondence concerning your request should be directed to the NPRC,Military Personnel Records,PERS-312B,9700 Page Avenue, St Louis MO.

In view of the above, no further action by this Board will be taken on your request.

OK,my question is am I getting the runaround here?

I went to the Boards website and reviewed all the info & it seemed to me that I was definetly in the right place to get my DD214 updated,along with all the feedback from members here.

If the Board for Correction of Naval Records does not entertain requests to make administrative correction to records and/or documents,then exactly what does it do? Why have a Board?

Am I wrong here? Should I await a reply from NPRC? I feel like I will not get an updated DD215 which I need for my claim that is being processed. Maybe I am just jaded?

Any feedback would be appreciated,

Jet

[pacmanx1]

Hello all,

well I followed the advice of all the good members here & submitted the DD Form 149 on April 6,filled it out & followed the instructions & mailed the completed application to the appropriate address(Board of Correction of Naval Records in DC)that was on the 2nd pg.of the form.

Received a response today from the Board and it states:

This is in reference to your Application DD Form 149 requesting an administrative correction to your record.

The Board of Correction of Naval Records does not entertain requests to make administrative correction to records and/or documents. Therefore, your request has been forwarded to the National Personnel Records Center,PERS-312B for appropriate action. You will be notified by the NPRC upon final determination of your request. All future correspondence concerning your request should be directed to the NPRC,Military Personnel Records,PERS-312B,9700 Page Avenue, St Louis MO.

In view of the above, no further action by this Board will be taken on your request.

OK,my question is am I getting the runaround here?

I went to the Boards website and reviewed all the info & it seemed to me that I was definetly in the right place to get my DD214 updated,along with all the feedback from members here.

If the Board for Correction of Naval Records does not entertain requests to make administrative correction to records and/or documents,then exactly what does it do? Why have a Board?

Am I wrong here? Should I await a reply from NPRC? I feel like I will not get an updated DD215 which I need for my claim that is being processed. Maybe I am just jaded?

Any feedback would be appreciated,

Jet

I know when I had to request a correction for my DD214, I had to use a DD form 149 and it went to ARPENCEN which is NPRC now. My DD 215 states that it was singed by someone at the ARPENCEN center so it looks like you are going in the right direction.

As Always Hope the best

[Chuck75]

There are two major items that a DD215 is issued for.

The most common is correction of awards. Many Vietnam era vets were outprocessed without a complete record of awards.

Some awards were retroactive, others had not caught up with the veteran. NPRC in St.Louis takes care of this.

The next really important item has to do with upgrading a discharge to honorable, in order to be eligible for benefits.

The "Board of Correction of Naval Records in DC" is the Navy entity that is responsible for this.

Unfortunately, the instructions etc. for the 149 form are not exactly clear in this area.

I know when I had to request a correction for my DD214, I had to use a DD form 149 and it went to ARPENCEN which is NPRC now. My DD 215 states that it was singed by someone at the ARPENCEN center so it looks like you are going in the right direction.

As Always Hope the best

[pacmanx1]

Np, when I had to fill out the DD form 149 many years ago it was to correct my awards, so I guess it was simple and easy for me.

[john999]

If you are asking for money as in the form of a pension you will find the BCMR to be jerks of the highest order. If you are really asking for something substantial you need a lawyer. They treated me very badly when I asked that my regular discharge be changed to medical. They showed distain because I did not have a lawyer. They immediately fell back on 15 year rule.

[jet187]

Hi Guys,

thanks for the replies.

Pete & Chuck,thanks for the tips & words of encouragement.

Chuck, you basically shed some light & made me understand a bit better what BCNR & NPRC does. I am looking for the most common correction of awards,my CAR was awarded after I was discharged and obviously not listed on my 214 when discharged.From your post this is what NPRC does.

As I understand it now, the BCNR does upgrades to honorable discharges in order to be eligible for benefits, which I am not looking for since I have an Honorable.

Guess I misunderstood & barked up the wrong tree!

Like you said in your post, the instructions for the 149 form are not exactly clear, which is why I followed the instructions & mailed it to BCNR.

My next question is: Should I trust the BCNR word that they forwarded my request to NPRC St.Louis for further action or should I go ahead & submit another 149 to the NPRC myself for action to CYA? Time is counting off as my claim is already in the pipeline,haven't had my C&P exam yet.

Any replies is much appreciated,

Jet