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Northwest Network (VISN 20)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 30, 2012. Also cited in 208 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000073511, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 20 Boise, ID
Issue:
A VA Employee on a treatment team received a call from Veteran A who stated he received a letter from the VA that contained a print out of Veteran B's information (full name, full SSN, medical information, and DOB. The Privacy Officer (PO) was notified of incident and Veteran A was asked to mail back the letter including the envelope. The PO has not received the information yet in the mail. Update: 03/30/12:Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Veteran mailed back the contents of the letter, have received retrieval of the documents. Team notified of the incident and educated on the importance of checking the envelope.