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South Texas Veterans Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on June 17, 2014. Also cited in 50 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000105441, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS - 671
Issue:
Staff inadvertently handed a meal voucher to the wrong Veteran. Once the Veteran realized the error, it was immediately returned to the clerk and the correct one given to the Veteran. The meal voucher had name and last four of the SSN.