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VA Healthcare - VISN 4 (VISN 4)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 8, 2013. Also cited in 239 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000087666, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 04 Pittsburgh, PA
Issue:
The USPS returned a package which contained approximately 40 pages of medical records of one Veteran. The documents were reported to be found loose in the mail or damaged by mechanical processing by the USPS. Update: 04/08/13:Even thought not the fault of the VA, Veteran A will be sent a letter offering credit protection services due to full SSN being exposed.
Outcome:
Records retrieved.