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VA Heartland Network (VISN 15)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on September 11, 2012. Also cited in 149 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000080041, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 15 St Louis, MO
Issue:
A Veteran was given discharge paperwork with another Veteran's information label (full name, full SSN, and Date of Birth) attached. Update: 09/12/12:One Veteran will be sent a letter offering credit protection services due to full name, SSN and date of birth being disclosed.NOTE: There were a total of 19 Mis-Handling incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other 18 are not included in this report, but are included in the "Mis-Handling Incidents" count at the end of this report. In all incidents, Veterans will receive a notification letter and/or credit monitoring will be offered if appropriate.
Outcome:
Employee to be subject of Summary Review Board with results expected to be termination of employment.