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Board of Veterans' Appeals
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on August 5, 2014. Also cited in 11 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000107467, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: BRD VETS APPEALS-DC - 01C1
Issue:
A claim file was sent from BVA to a Regional Office in a shipping carton that had the Veteran's full name and SSN on the outside of the box.
Outcome:
08/05/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that one Veteran will be sent a letter offering credit protection services due to full SSN being exposed.