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VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 20, 2011. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000061313, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 Gainesville, FL
Issue:
A VA employee reported a mismailing of Veteran A's exemption notice to Veteran B. Veteran B contacted the employee about the mismailing and also reported that the mismailed document belonging to Veteran A was shredded. The employee reported the exemption notice contained the name, full SSN, and date of birth of Veteran A. The Privacy Office will investigate further. Update: 04/20/11:Veteran A will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Employee involved asked to double-check all pages before mailing and he retook Privacy and Security training.