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Rocky Mountain Network (VISN 19)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 27, 2011. Also cited in 133 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000057576, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 19 Salt Lake City, UT
Issue:
An ROI employee gave Veteran A the DD214 for Veteran B. When Veteran A was asked by the ROI employee, what he had done with Veteran B's DD214, he said he had thrown it in the trash. Update: 01/27/11:Veteran B will receive a letter offering credit protection services.NOTE: There were a total of 8 Mis-Handling incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other 7 are not included in this report, but are included in the "Mis-Handling 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:
The employee was issued a written counseling and advised to slow down, and to take the time to ensure that any documents given to a Veteran belonged to that individual.