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Veterans Health Administration. During 

the course of providing health care, 

VHA collects medical and health 

information on veterans. In order to 

protect Veterans’ medical or health 

information VHA is adding one routine 

use to one existing system of records 

(147VA16). 

Additional Routine Use 

The routine use added to 147VA16 

would allow VA to conduct computer 

matching activities with other Federal 

agencies where necessary to assist VA in 

determining or verifying eligibility for 

certain benefits. 

The Report of Intent to Amend a 

System of Records Notice and an 

advance copy of the system notice have 

been sent to the appropriate 

Congressional committees and to the 

Director of the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) as required by 5 

U.S.C. 552a(r) (Privacy Act) and 

guidelines issued by OMB (65 FR 

77677), December 12, 2000. 

Approved: August 14, 2009. 

John R. Gingrich, 

Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Notice of Amendment of Systems of 

Records 

1. In the system identified as 

147VA16, ‘‘Enrollment and Eligibility 

Records—VA’’, as set forth in 73 FR 

15847–15852, March 25, 2008. One new 

routine use is added as follows: 

147VA16 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Enrollment and Eligibility Records— 

VA. 

* * * * * 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

* * * * * 

14. Identifying information, including 

social security number of Veterans, 

spouse(s) of Veterans, and dependents 

of Veterans, may be disclosed to other 

Federal agencies for purposes of 

conducting computer matches, to obtain 

information to determine or verify 

eligibility of Veterans who are receiving 

VA medical care under relevant sections 

of Title 38 U.S.C. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Privacy Act of 1974 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA). 

ACTION: Notice of Amendment to System 

of Records. 

SUMMARY: The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 

U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)) requires that all 

agencies publish in the Federal Register 

a notice of the existence and character 

of their system of records. Notice is 

hereby given that VA is amending the 

system of records entitled ‘‘Veteran, 

Employee and Citizen Health Care 

Facility Investigation Records-VA’’ 

(32VA00) as set forth in the Federal 

Register (58 FR 40852) dated July 30, 

1993. VA is amending the system by 

revising the System Number, Routine 

Uses of Records Maintained in the 

System and System Manager and 

Address. VA is republishing the system 

notice in its entirety. 

DATES: Comments on the amendment of 

this system of records must be received 

no later than September 30, 2009. If no 

public comment is received, the 

amended system will become effective 

September 30, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted through 

www.Regulations.gov; by mail or handdelivery to Director, Regulations 

Management (02REG), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC 

20420; or by fax to (202) 273–9026. 

Comments received will be available for 

public inspection in the Office of 

Regulation Policy and Management, 

Room 1063B, between the hours of 8 

a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday (except holidays). Please call 

(202) 461–4902 (this is not a toll-free 

number) for an appointment. In 

addition, during the comment period, 

comments may be viewed online 

through the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) at http:// 

www.Regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephania H. Putt, Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA) Privacy Officer 

(19F2), Department of Veterans Affairs, 

810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420, (704) 245–2492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

System number is changed from 

32VA00 to 32VA10Q to reflect the 

current organizational alignment. 

Routine use 14 was added for the VA 

to disclose information from this system 

of records to the Department of Justice 

(DoJ), either on VA’s initiative or in 

response to DoJ’s request for the 

information, after either VA or DoJ 

determines that such information is 

relevant to DoJ’s representation of the 

United States or any of its components 

in legal proceedings before a court or 

adjudicative body, provided that, in 

each case, the agency also determines 

prior to disclosure that release of the 

records to the DoJ is a use of the 

information contained in the records 

that is compatible with the purpose for 

which VA collected the records. VA, on 

its own initiative, may disclose records 

in this system of records in legal 

proceedings before a court or 

administrative body after determining 

that the disclosure of the records to the 

court or administrative body is a use of 

the information contained in the records 

that is compatible with the purpose for 

which VA collected the records. 

Routine use 15 was added to disclose 

information to other Federal agencies 

that may be made to assist such agencies 

in preventing and detecting possible 

fraud or abuse by individuals in their 

operations and programs. This routine 

use permits disclosures by the 

Department to report a suspected 

incident of identity theft and provide 

information and/or documentation 

related to or in support of the reported 

incident. 

Routine use 16 was added so that VA 

may, on its own initiative, disclose any 

information or records to appropriate 

agencies, entities, and persons when (1) 

VA suspects or has confirmed that the 

integrity or confidentiality of 

information in the system of records has 

been compromised; (2) the Department 

has determined that as a result of the 

suspected or confirmed compromise, 

there is a risk of embarrassment or harm 

to the reputations of the record subjects, 

harm to economic or property interests, 

identity theft or fraud, or harm to the 

security, confidentiality, or integrity of 

this system or other systems or 

programs (whether maintained by the 

Department or another agency or entity) 

that rely upon the potentially 

compromised information; and (3) the 

disclosure is to agencies, entities, or 

persons whom VA determines are 

reasonably necessary to assist or carry 

out the Department’s efforts to respond 

to the suspected or confirmed 

compromise and prevent, minimize, or 

remedy such harm. This routine use 

permits disclosures by the Department 

to respond to a suspected or confirmed 

data breach, including the conduct of 

any risk analysis or provision of credit 

protection services as provided in 38 

U.S.C. 5724, as the terms are defined in 

38 U.S.C. 5727. 

Routine uses 17 was added to disclose 

relevant information made to 

individuals, organizations, private or 

public agencies, or other entities with 

whom VA has a contract or agreement 

or where there is a subcontract to 

perform such services as VA may deem 

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administered by VA, in order for the 

contractor or subcontractor to perform 

the services of the contract or 

agreement. This routine use is being 

added to allow for the disclosure of 

information to contractors when 

performing an agency function. VA 

must be able to share information with 

contractors. 

The Report of Intent to Amend a 

System of Records Notice and an 

advance copy of the system notice have 

been sent to the appropriate 

Congressional committees and to the 

Director of the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) as required by 5 

U.S.C. 552a(r) (Privacy Act) and 

guidelines issued by OMB (65 FR 

77677), December 12, 2000. 

Approved: August 14, 2009. 

John R. Gingrich, 

Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

32VA10Q 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Veteran, Employee and Citizen Health 

Care Facility Investigation Records-VA 

SYSTEM LOCATION(S): 

Records are maintained at each of the 

VA health care facilities. Address 

locations are listed in VA Appendix 1 

at the end of this document. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

1. Veterans, employees and private 

citizens who have been injured as a 

result of accident or assault. 

2. Veterans who have died as a result 

of violence or accident, such as, suicide, 

homicide, reaction to anesthesia or 

drugs, assault, transfusion accident, 

blood incompatibility, error in 

treatment, neglect of patient, fire, 

firearms, explosion, etc. 

3. Employees and private citizens 

who have died as a result of violence or 

accident. 

4. Veterans who have left the health 

care facility without authorization. 

5. Veterans, employees and private 

citizens who have alleged the loss of 

personal property, funds or valuables. 

6. Veterans and private citizens who 

have alleged abuse by members of the 

health care facility staff. 

7. Employees who have alleged 

discrimination, abuse or threats of 

violence by other employees, Veterans 

and private citizens. 

8. Veterans, employees and visitors 

who have assaulted other individuals. 

9. Veterans, employees or private 

citizens who have been involved in the 

sale of illegal drugs or alcohol within 

the health care facility. 

10. Veterans, employees and private 

citizens who have been accused of 

stealing from other individuals or from 

the VA health care facility. 

11. Employees who have been 

accused of improper and unethical 

conduct. 

12. Veterans, employees and private 

citizens who have willfully or 

accidentally destroyed or damaged 

Federal property. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Copies of reports of investigations, 

findings, and follow-up concerning 

employees, patients and private 

citizens, injuries, property damage, 

accidents, thefts, assaults, 

discrimination, complaints, elopements, 

unethical conduct, etc. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

Title 38, United States Code, Chapter 

3, Section 210(c)(1), and Title 38, 

United States Code, Chapter 57, Section 

3311. 

PURPOSE(S): 

The purpose of this system of records 

is to conduct statistical studies and 

analyses which will support the 

formulation of Departmental policies 

and plans by identifying the total 

current health care usage of the VA 

patient population. The records and 

information may be used by VA for 

audit and evaluation of Department 

programs and for determinations of 

eligibility for benefits. The information 

may be used to conduct research. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES: 

VA may disclose protected health 

information pursuant to the following 

routine uses where required by law, or 

required or permitted by 45 CFR Parts 

160 and 164. 

1. Transfer of required information to 

private insurance companies to 

determine whether payments of benefits 

are appropriate and determine liability. 

2. Transfer of required information to 

local and State unemployment agencies 

to determine whether payments of 

benefits are appropriate. 

3. Transfer of required information to 

the Office of Workers Compensation 

Program to determine whether 

payments of benefits are appropriate. 

4. Transfer of required information to 

attorneys representing employees, 

Veterans or private citizens accused of 

unethical conduct to assist attorneys in 

representing their clients. 

5. In the event that a system of records 

maintained by this agency to carry out 

its functions indicates a violation or 

potential violation of law, whether civil, 

criminal or regulatory in nature, and 

whether arising by general statute or 

particular program statute, or by 

regulation, rule or order issued pursuant 

thereto, the relevant records in the 

system of records may be referred, as a 

routine use, to the appropriate agency, 

whether Federal, State, local or foreign, 

charged with the responsibility of 

investigating or prosecuting such 

violation or charged with enforcing or 

implementing the statute, or rule, 

regulation or order issued pursuant 

thereto. 

6. A record from this system of 

records may be disclosed to a Federal 

agency, in response to its request, in 

connection with the hiring or retention 

of an employee, the issuance of a 

security clearance, the reporting of an 

investigation of an employee, the letting 

of a contract, or the issuance of a 

license, grant, or other benefit by the 

requesting agency, to the extent that the 

information is relevant and necessary to 

the requesting agency’s decision on the 

matter. 

7. A record from this system of 

records may be disclosed as a routine 

use to a Federal, State or local agency 

maintaining civil, criminal or other 

relevant information, such as current 

licenses, if necessary to obtain 

information relevant to an agency 

decision concerning the hiring or 

retention of an employee, the issuance 

of a security clearance, the letting of a 

contract, or the issuance of a license, 

grant or other health, educational or 

welfare benefit. 

8. Relevant information from this 

system of records, including the nature 

and amount of a financial obligation, 

may be disclosed as a routine use, in 

order to assist the Veterans 

Administration in the collection of 

unpaid financial obligations owed the 

VA, to a debtor’s employing agency or 

commanding officer so that the debtoremployee may be counseled by his or 

her Federal employer or commanding 

officer. This purpose is consistent with 

5 U.S.C. 55l4, 4 CFR 102.5, and section 

206 of Executive Order 11222 of May 8, 

1965 (30 FR 6469). 

9. Disclosure may be made to a 

congressional office from the record of 

an individual in response to an inquiry 

from the congressional office made at 

the request of that individual. 

10. Disclosure may be made to NARA 

(National Archives and Records 

Administration) GSA (General Services 

Administration) in records management 

inspections conducted under authority 

of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. 

11. Records from this system of 

records may be disclosed to a Federal 

Agency or to a State or local government 

licensing board and/or to the Federation 

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nongovernment entity which maintains 

records concerning individuals’ 

employment histories or concerning the 

issuance, retention or revocation of 

licenses, certifications, or registration 

necessary to practice an occupation, 

profession or specialty, in order for the 

Agency to obtain information relevant to 

an Agency decision concerning the 

hiring, retention or termination of an 

employee or to inform a Federal Agency 

or licensing boards or the appropriate 

nongovernment entities about the health 

care practices of a terminated, resigned 

or retired health care employee whose 

professional health care activity so 

significantly failed to conform to 

generally accepted standards of 

professional medical practice as to raise 

reasonable concern for the health and 

safety of patients in the private sector or 

from another Federal Agency. These 

records may also be disclosed as part of 

an ongoing computer matching program 

to accomplish these purposes. 

12. Identifying information in this 

system, including name, address, social 

security number and other information 

as is reasonably necessary to identify 

such individual, may be disclosed to the 

National Practitioner Data Bank at the 

time of hiring or clinical privileging/ 

reprivileging of health care 

practitioners, and other times as deemed 

necessary by VA, in order for VA to 

obtain information relevant to a 

Department decision concerning the 

hiring, privileging/reprivileging, 

retention or termination of the applicant 

or employee. 

13. Relevant information from this 

system of records may be disclosed to 

the National Practitioner Data Bank 

and/or State Licensing Board in the 

State(s) in which a practitioner is 

licensed, in which the VA facility is 

located, or in which an act or omission 

occurred upon which a medical 

malpractice claim was based when VA 

reports information concerning: (1) Any 

payment for the benefit of a physician, 

dentist, or other licensed health care 

practitioner which was made as the 

result of a settlement or judgment of a 

claim of medical malpractice if an 

appropriate determination is made in 

accordance with agency policy that 

payment was related to substandard 

care, professional incompetence or 

professional misconduct on the part of 

the individual; (2) a final decision 

which relates to possible incompetence 

or improper professional conduct that 

adversely affects the clinical privileges 

of a physician or dentist for a period 

longer than 30 days; or, (3) the 

acceptance of the surrender of clinical 

privileges or any restriction of such 

privileges by a physician or dentist 

either while under investigation by the 

health care entity relating to possible 

incompetence or improper professional 

conduct, or in return for not conducting 

such an investigation or proceeding. 

These records may also be disclosed as 

part of a computer matching program to 

accomplish these purposes. 

14. VA may disclose information from 

this system of records to the Department 

of Justice (DoJ), either on VA’s initiative 

or in response to DoJ’s request for the 

information, after either VA or DoJ 

determines that such information is 

relevant to DoJ’s representation of the 

United States or any of its components 

in legal proceedings before a court or 

adjudicative body, provided that, in 

each case, the agency also determines 

prior to disclosure that release of the 

records to the DoJ is a use of the 

information contained in the records 

that is compatible with the purpose for 

which VA collected the records. VA, on 

its own initiative, may disclose records 

in this system of records in legal 

proceedings before a court or 

administrative body after determining 

that the disclosure of the records to the 

court or administrative body is a use of 

the information contained in the records 

that is compatible with the purpose for 

which VA collected the records. 

15. Disclosure to other Federal 

agencies may be made to assist such 

agencies in preventing and detecting 

possible fraud or abuse by individuals 

in their operations and programs. 

16. VA may, on its own initiative, 

disclose any information or records to 

appropriate agencies, entities, and 

persons when (1) VA suspects or has 

confirmed that the integrity or 

confidentiality of information in the 

system of records has been 

compromised; (2) the Department has 

determined that as a result of the 

suspected or confirmed compromise, 

there is a risk of embarrassment or harm 

to the reputations of the record subjects, 

harm to economic or property interests, 

identity theft or fraud, or harm to the 

security, confidentiality, or integrity of 

this system or other systems or 

programs (whether maintained by the 

Department or another agency or entity) 

that rely upon the potentially 

compromised information; and (3) the 

disclosure is to agencies, entities, or 

persons whom VA determines are 

reasonably necessary to assist or carry 

out the Department’s efforts to respond 

to the suspected or confirmed 

compromise and prevent, minimize, or 

remedy such harm. This routine use 

permits disclosures by the Department 

to respond to a suspected or confirmed 

data breach, including the conduct of 

any risk analysis or provision of credit 

protection services as provided in 38 

U.S.C. 5724, as the terms are defined in 

38 U.S.C. 5727. 

17. Disclosure of relevant information 

may be made to individuals, 

organizations, private or public 

agencies, or other entities with whom 

VA has a contract or agreement or where 

there is a subcontract to perform such 

services as VA may deem practicable for 

the purposes of laws administered by 

VA, in order for the contractor or 

subcontractor to perform the services of 

the contract or agreement. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Paper documents and Photographs. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Alphabetically by name. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Physical Security: Access to VA 

working space and medical record 

storage areas are restricted to VA 

employees on a ‘‘need to know’’ basis. 

Generally, VA file areas are locked after 

normal duty hours and are protected 

from outside access by the Federal 

Protective Service. 

Employee file records and file records 

of public figures or otherwise sensitive 

medical record files are stored in 

separate locked files. Strict control 

measures are enforced to ensure that 

disclosure is limited to a ‘‘need to 

know’’ basis. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Disposed of 2 years after case is 

closed. 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: 

Chief Officer, Office of Quality and 

Performance (10Q), Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Individuals seeking information 

concerning the existence and content of 

a record pertaining to themselves must 

submit a written request or apply in 

person to the appropriate VA health 

care facility. All inquiries must 

reasonably identify the incident 

involved and date of the incident. 

Inquiries should include the 

individual’s full name and return 

address. 

RECORDS ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Veterans, employees and private 

citizens or duly authorized 

representatives seeking information 

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records may write, call or visit the 

appropriate VA health care facility. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

(See Records Access Procedures 

above.) 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

1. Veterans. 

2. Employees of a VA health care 

facility. 

3. Other VA health care facilities, 

private physicians and dentists, or 

private hospitals and clinics. 

4. Private citizens involved in the 

incident. 

5. Federal, State, local and foreign law 

enforcement agencies. 

6. Private insurance companies. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA). 

ACTION: Notice of Amendment to System 

of Records. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Privacy 

Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e), notice is 

hereby given that the Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending the 

system of records currently entitled 

‘‘Non-VA Fee Basis Records—VA 

(23VA163), as set forth in 67 FR 61205– 

61209, September 27, 2002. VA is 

amending the system by revising the 

paragraphs for System Number, System 

Location, Categories of Individuals 

Covered by the System, Categories of 

Records in the System, Authority for 

Maintenance of the System; Purpose(s), 

Routine Uses or Records Maintained in 

the System, Including Categories of 

Users and the Purposes of Such Uses, 

System Manager(s) and Address; and, 

Record Source Categories. VA is 

republishing the system notice in its 

entirety. 

DATES: Comments on the amendment of 

this system of records must be received 

no later than September 30, 2009. If no 

public comment is received, the 

amended system will become effective 

September 30, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted through http:// 

www.Regulations.gov; by mail or handdelivery to Director, Regulations 

Management (02REG), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC 

20420; or by fax to (202) 273–9026. 

Comments received will be available for 

public inspection in the Office of 

Regulation Policy and Management, 

Room 1063B, between the hours of 8 

a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday (except holidays). Please call 

(202) 461–4902 (this is not a toll-free 

number) for an appointment. In 

addition, during the comment period, 

comments may be viewed online 

through the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) at http:// 

www.Regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Veterans Health Administration (VHA) 

Privacy Officer, Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420; telephone (704) 

245–2492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA is 

renumbering the system of records from 

23VA163 to 23VA16 to reflect 

organizational changes in the 

Department. The system location has 

been redescribed to include records that 

will be maintained at the VA Health 

Administration Center, Denver, 

Colorado upon processing of electronic 

fee basis claim transactions. A statement 

is added clarifying that electronic 

images of Fee claims may be maintained 

at field facilities and at the VA Financial 

Service Center, Austin, Texas. Reference 

to Veterans Benefits Administration 

(VBA) Regional Directors and Division 

Offices has been deleted as a system 

location site as no information from this 

system of records is maintained at those 

offices. 

The Categories of Individuals Covered 

by the System has been amended to 

update legal citations. The authority for 

maintenance of the system has been 

amended to provide updated references. 

The Categories of Records in the 

System was amended to further explain 

the personal information contained in 

the system. Additional information was 

added to explain claim data information 

necessary to properly consider claims 

for payment, correspondence 

concerning individuals and documents 

pertaining to claims for medical 

services, reasons for denial of payment 

and appellate determinations. 

The Purpose has been updated to 

reflect VA’s reasons for maintaining this 

system of records, including 

establishing and monitoring of 

eligibility for and payment of non-VA 

health care services. 

Policies and practices for storing, 

retrieving, accessing, retaining, and 

disposing of records in the system has 

been amended by removing specific 

references to automated system 

nomenclature and deleting references to 

Veterans Benefit Administration offices. 

Additional statements were added to 

describe the records stored at the Health 

Administration Center, ways to retrieve 

the information at the Allocation 

Resource Center, and to provide notice 

that paper documents may be destroyed 

following imaging. The organizational 

name for Regional Directors and 

Division Offices has been updated to 

reflect its current title, Veterans 

Integrated Service Networks. 

The system manager(s) and address 

has been updated to reflect the correct 

title for the official responsible for 

policies and procedures and the new 

address for the location of the national 

fee office. The Record Source Categories 

has been revised to identify the name of 

each Federal agency that is a source of 

information to the record system and 

removing reference to their Privacy Act 

system of records as the source. 

Routine Uses of Records Maintained 

in the System, including Categories of 

Users and the Purposes of Such Uses 

has been amended. The introductory 

paragraph was reworded to indicate 

compliance with the Health Insurance 

Portability and Accountability Act 

requirements and VA’s statutory 

requirements governing confidentiality 

of certain medical records. 

Routine use one (1) has been amended 

by deleting the provision to release 

information to foreign government 

agencies. Routine uses four (4) and five 

(5) have been consolidated and 

amended with the addition of disclosing 

information to the Department of the 

Treasury for the purpose of debt 

collection. Routine uses 6 through 12 

have been renumbered as routine uses 5 

to 11. Renumbered routine use 9 has 

been amended to allow VA to disclose 

to the billing or collection agents of nonVA health care providers for payment 

purposes. Routine use thirteen (13) has 

been renumbered as routine use twelve 

(12) and amended to permit disclosure 

of payment information to any other 

Federal agency for the purpose of 

identifying and collecting duplicate 

payments potentially made for the same 

services. Routine use fourteen (14) has 

been renumbered as routine use thirteen 

(13). 

New routine use statements 14 

through 29 have been added to permit 

disclosure of information to Federal 

agencies and other parties for the 

described purposes: 

• Routine use fourteen (14) authorizes 

disclosure of information to attorneys, 

insurance companies, employers, 

boards, or commissions when needed to 

aid VA in the preparation, presentation, 

and prosecution of claims authorized 

under law and regulation. This routine 

use is necessary in order for VA to 


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