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VA Southeast Network (VISN 7)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on June 12, 2012. Also cited in 225 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000076621, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 07 Augusta, GA
Issue:
Veteran A contacted the Health Resource Center (HRC) to report that he had received a letter addressed to him, which contained Veteran B's information in the form of a bill statement and bill profile (full social security number, address, account balances, and transactions). Veteran A has returned the statement to the HRC and provided the facility with a scanned copy. Update: 06/13/12:Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Documents returned and destroyed. Section Chief alerted in order to made the necessary corrections to the record, and prevent any future disclosure errors.