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VA NY/NJ Veterans Healthcare Network (VISN 3)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 23, 2011. Also cited in 59 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000059908, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 03 New York, NY
Issue:
A misdirected mail was sent to the wrong Veteran. The form was a 10-10EZR, Health Benefits Renewal Form. This includes the Veteran's name, SSN and date of birth. Update: 03/28/11:The Veteran will be sent an offer for credit protection services.
Outcome:
Staff was retrained to double check all addresses to to prevent misdirected mail.