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South Central VA Health Care Network (VISN 16)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on December 7, 2012. Also cited in 317 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000083394, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 16 Muskogee, OK
Issue:
A Veteran submitted his waiver request form that was mis-mailed to Financial Management System (FMS) employee. With his request form was deposit inquiry, and financial status report. All of the documents together included Veteran's name, full SSN, home address, date of birth, marital status, and a complete history of deposit account history and a account number. Update: 12/10/12:The Veteran will receive a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Supervisor has been notified of this error. Data updates were made on employee roster to avoid future incidents. Redacted Letter attached please close this ticket.