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VA New England Healthcare System (VISN 1)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 14, 2012. Also cited in 204 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000072818, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 01 White River Junction, VT
Issue:
Several DD214s (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) and fee dental approval letters were found in a file cabinet at a Recycling Center and reported to the VA Police. The files were transported by the employees of the Recycling Center to the VA within 30 minutes of discovery. Update: 03/15/12:According to the Privacy Officer a total of 118 files were in the cabinet. Each file had a DD214 and the dental approval letters. The letter had full name and full SSN as well as the Veterans' address and year of birth and a descriptive line stated "conditions for which services are requested (description of disability) Dental." Therefore 118 Veterans will receive a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Staff conducted a review to verify that all stored furniture does not contain documentation of any kind. The review is complete and no other cases were located in the stored furniture areas. An SOP is being developed to create a system of monitoring to ensure that all unused furniture is empty of all items prior to removal from use.