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Northwest Network (VISN 20)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 29, 2013. Also cited in 208 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000085205, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 20 Roseburg, OR
Issue:
An appointment letter was sent to Veteran A that had the name and SSN of Veteran B. The address in the system for both Veterans A and B is the same. The address located in both records belongs to Veteran A. It is unknown who entered the information incorrectly, but it appears to have been done at a Regional Office. The error is being corrected. Update: 01/30/13:Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Informed the Regional Office of the error. Fixed the error in our system. Mailed out credit monitoring letter.