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Veterans In Partnership (VISN 11)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 25, 2013. Also cited in 213 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000087158, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 11 Battle Creek, MI
Issue:
Veteran A's approval letter was inappropriately sent to Veteran B. Update: 03/25/13:Veteran A will be sent a letter offering credit protection services, as his date of birth and other medical information was disclosed.NOTE: There were a total of 18 Mis-Mailed incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other 17 are not included in this report, but are included in the "Mis-Mailed Incidents" count at the end of this report. In all incidents, Veterans will receive a notification letter and/or credit monitoring will be offered if appropriate.
Outcome:
Credit monitoring letter has been sent to the impacted Veteran, employee has been educated on error and reassigned to other duties.