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VA Healthcare System (VISN 10)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on May 3, 2011. Also cited in 119 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000061890, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 10 Cleveland, OH
Issue:
A patient called VA because they did not receive their medical records that were requested on April 5. The Release of Information clerk who originally took the request verified the address. Update: 05/03/11:The patient will be sent a letter offering credit protection services due to full name, full SSN and full DOB being exposed.
Outcome:
It was determined that the VA was not at fault concerning this incident. This is a USPS issue and the veteran agreed.