ABC 7 News
By Joce Sterman
March 2, 2015
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (WJLA) – The Department of Veterans Affairs is investigating how sensitive personal files were sent to the wrong person. It's a problem brought to light by the 7 On Your Side I-Team. Continue reading
Taking care of her husband is Carolyn Wilkins’ primary job these days. But for the Fredericksburg woman, battling to get the Vietnam veteran's medical care covered is a close second.
Wilkins said, "That's a fight in and of itself."
But when Wilkins asked the VA for copies of her husband's medical files, her fight took an unexpected turn. Instead of receiving Joseph Wilkins’ records, she received a package of files belonging to an Iraq war veteran from North Carolina. It's a man with no connections to the Wilkins family. The files contain everything from the man's high school diploma to his service record, and they include multiple notations of his Social Security number.
The 7 On Your Side I-Team looked through the files, discovering Wilkins was also sent the other veteran's complete personnel and dental records, as well as a folder full of evidence related to the man's case with the Board of Veterans Appeals.
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Second Tampa Bay veteran received someone else's medical records
A second Tampa Bay area veteran received someone else's confidential medical records in the mail.
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