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Veterans In Partnership (VISN 11)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on February 14, 2012. Also cited in 213 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000071784, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 11 Battle Creek, MI
Issue:
A compensation and pension appointment letter was sent in error to another Veteran (two letters in one envelope). Information disclosed was Veteran B's full name, address and partial SSN. Update: 02/15/12:Veteran B will be sent a notification letter.
Outcome:
C&P staff have been educated on the error and how to properly separate individual letters, in an attempt to increase awareness and prevent a similar occurrence in the future. Notification letter has been sent to the Veteran affected by this incident.