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Veterans In Partnership (VISN 11)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 19, 2012. Also cited in 213 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000074354, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 11 Battle Creek, MI
Issue:
A completed 10-10 EZR (Means test form) missing Veteran A's signature was sent to Veteran B in error. The form has a sticky not on it requesting the signature of Veteran A. The completed form for Veteran A was under a blank form that Veteran B had requested. Update: 04/19/12:Veteran A will be sent a letter offering credit protection services due to full name and full SSN being disclosed.
Outcome:
Credit monitoring letters have been sent to the Veteran and spouse whose information was contained in the 10-10EZR. Employee has been educated on the importance of ensuring documents pertaining to different individuals are kept separated.