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Maryland MD 

VA Regional Office, Federal Bldg., 31 

Hopkins Plaza, Baltimore, Maryland 21201. 

Massachusetts MA 

VA Regional Office, John Fitzgerald 

Kennedy Federal Bldg., Government Center, 

Boston, Massachusetts 02203. 

Michigan MI 

VA Regional Office, Patrick V. McNamara 

Federal Bldg., 477 Michigan Ave., Rm. 1400, 

Detroit, Michigan 48226. 

Minnesota MN 

VA Regional Office, Bishop Henry Whipple 

Federal Bldg., 1 Federal Dr., Fort Snelling, St. 

Paul, Minnesota 55111. 

Mississippi MS 

VA Regional Office, 1600 East Woodrow 

Wilson Ave., Jackson, Mississippi 39216. 

Missouri MO 

VA Regional Office, 400 South 18th St., St. 

Louis, Missouri 63103. 

Montana MT 

VA Regional Office, 3633 Veterans Dr., Fort 

Harrison, Montana 59636. 

Nebraska NE 

VA Regional Office, 5631 S. 48th St., 

Lincoln, Nebraska 68516. 

Nevada NV 

VA Regional Office, 5460 Reno Corporate 

Dr., Reno, Nevada 89511. 

VA Benefits Office, 4800 Alpine Pl., Suite 

12, Las Vegas, Nevada 89107. 

New Hampshire NH 

VA Regional Office, Norris Cotton Federal 

Bldg., 275 Chestnut St., Manchester, New 

Hampshire 03101. 

New Jersey NJ 

VA Regional Office, 20 Washington Place, 

Newark, New Jersey 07120. 

New Mexico NM 

VA Regional Office, Dennis Chavez Federal 

Bldg., 500 Gold Ave., SW., Albuquerque, 

New Mexico 87102. 

New York NY 

VA Regional Office, 245 W. Houston St., 

New York, New York 10014. 

VA Regional Office, Niagra Center, 130 S. 

Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, New York 14202. 

North Carolina NC 

VA Regional Office, Federal Office 

Building, 251 North Main Street, WinstonSalem, North Carolina 27155. 

North Dakota ND 

VA Regional Office, 2101 Elm St., Fargo, 

North Dakota 58102. 

Ohio OH 

VA Regional Office, Anthony J. Celebreeze 

Federal Office Bldg., 1240 East Ninth St., 

Cleveland, Ohio 44199. 

Oklahoma OK 

VA Regional Office, 125 South Main St., 

Muskogee, Oklahoma 74401. 

Oregon OR 

VA Regional Office, Edith Green/Wendell 

Wyatt Federal Building, 1220 S.W. Third 

Ave., Portland, Oregon 97204. 

Pennsylvania PA 

VA Regional Office, 1000 Liberty Ave., 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222. 

VA Regional Office and Insurance Center, 

5000 Wissahickon Ave., Philadelphia, 

Pennsylvania 19101. 

Philippines 

VA Regional Office and Outpatient Clinic, 

1131 Roxas Blvd., Manila, Philippines; 

MAILING ADDRESS from U.S.: VA Regional 

Office, PSC 501, DPO AP 96515–1100. 

Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of (including the 

Virgin Islands) 

VA Regional Office, 150 Carlos Chardon 

Ave., Suite 300, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918. 

Rhode Island RI 

VA Regional Office, 380 Westminster 

Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02903. 

South Carolina SC 

VA Regional Office, 6437 Garners Ferry 

Rd., Columbia, South Carolina 29201. 

South Dakota SD 

VA Regional Office, P.O. Box 5046, 2501 

W. 22nd St., Sioux Falls, South Dakota 

57105. 

Tennessee TN 

VA Regional Office, 110 9th Ave. South, 

Nashville, Tennessee 37203. 

Texas TX 

VA Regional Office, 6900 Almeda Rd., 

Houston, Texas 77030. 

VA Regional Office, One Veterans Plaza, 

701 Clay Ave., Waco, Texas 76799. 

Utah UT 

VA Regional Office, 550 Foothill Drive, 

Salt Lake City, Utah 84148. 

Vermont VT 

VA Regional Office, 215 North Main Street, 

White River Junction, Vermont 05001. 

Virginia VA 

VA Regional Office, 210 Franklin Rd., SW, 

Roanoke, Virginia 24011. 

Washington WA 

VA Regional Office, Federal Bldg., 915 

Second Ave., Seattle, Washington 98174. 

West Virginia WV 

VA Regional Office, 640 4th Ave., 

Huntington, West Virginia 25701. 

Wisconsin WI 

VA Regional Office, 5400 W. National 

Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53214. 

Wyoming WY 

VA Regional Office and Medical Center, 

2360 East Pershing Blvd., Cheyenne, 

Wyoming 82001. 

[FR Doc. 2010–25237 Filed 10–5–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA). 

ACTION: Notice of Amendment of 

Systems of Records Notice ‘‘Veterans 

Assistance Discharge System—VA’’ 

(45VA21). 

SUMMARY: As required by the Privacy 

Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4), notice 

is hereby given that the Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to 

update system of records, ‘‘Veterans 

Assistance Discharge System—VA’’ 

(45VA21). VA is amending the system of 

records by revising the Purpose(s), 

System Manager and address, and 

Routine Uses of Records Maintained in 

the System. VA is republishing the 

system notice in its entirety. 

DATES: Comments on this amended 

system of records must be received no 

later than November 5, 2010. If no 

public comment is received during the 

period allowed for comment or unless 

otherwise published in the Federal 

Register by VA, the amended system 

will become effective November 5, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted through 

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

and Management (02REG), Department 

of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 

Avenue, NW., Room 1068, Washington, 

DC 20420; or by fax to 202–273–9026. 

(This is not a toll free number.) Copies 

of 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 for an appointment. 

(This is not a toll free number.) In 

addition, during the comment period, 

comments may be viewed online 

through the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) at https:// 

www.Regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas J. Murphy, Director 

Compensation and Pension Service, 

Veterans Benefits Administration 

(VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, 

810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington 

DC 20420, 202–461–9700. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Description of Proposed Systems of 

Records 

This system will collect a limited 

amount of personally identifiable 

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information in order to provide service 

to Veterans, service members, reservists, 

and their spouses, surviving spouses, 

and dependents, who file claims for a 

wide variety of Federal veteran’s 

benefits administered by VA at VA 

facilities located throughout the nation. 

See the statutory provisions cited in 

‘‘Authority for maintenance of the 

system’’. VA gathers or creates these 

records in order to enable it to 

administer these statutory benefits 

programs. 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

notices for systems of records subject to 

the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), 

as amended, have been published in the 

Federal Register and are available from 

the address above. 

In this system of records the name 

and address of the System Owner has 

been updated for accuracy. The Purpose 

in this system of records is being revised 

to provide explanation for the 

information collection and list affected 

individuals. 

The notice of amendment and an 

advance copy of the system notice have 

been sent to the appropriate 

Congressional committees and to the 

Director of Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) as required by 5 U.S.C. 

552a(r) and guidelines issued by OMB 

(65 FR 77677, December 12, 2000). 

II. Proposed Routine Use Disclosures of 

Data in the System 

The routine uses of records 

maintained in the system, including 

categories of users and the purposes of 

such uses, are being amended to protect 

the confidentiality and govern the 

release of VA records subject to 38 

U.S.C. 5701, which permits disclosure 

in accordance with valid routine uses. 

Routine use numbers 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 

20 and 21 have been added to conform 

in accordance with this authority. 

Routine use number 1 has been 

revised to require that individuals 

covered by this system provide written 

requests for disclosures to be made to 

members of Congress or their staff. 

Routine use 15 was added to allow for 

the disclosure of information to the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA) and the General 

Services Administration (GSA) in 

records management inspections 

conducted under authority of chapter 29 

of title 44, United States Code. Routine 

use 16 was added to allow for the 

disclosure of information in 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 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 on initiative, may disclose records in 

this system of records in legal 

proceedings before a court or 

administrative body after determining 

that the disclosure of 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 17 was added to allow for the 

disclosure of information to individuals, 

organizations, public or private 

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. Routine use 

18 was added to allow for the disclosure 

of information in this system to other 

Federal agencies to assist such agencies 

in preventing and detecting possible 

fraud or abuse by individuals in their 

operations and programs. Routine use 

19 was added to allow for the disclosure 

of information in this system, except the 

names and mailing addresses of 

veterans and their dependents, that is 

relevant to a suspected violation or 

reasonably imminent violation of law, 

whether civil, criminal or regulatory in 

nature and whether arising by general or 

program statute or by regulation, rule or 

order issued pursuant thereto, to a 

Federal, State, local, tribal, or foreign 

agency charged with the responsibility 

of investigating or prosecuting such 

violation, or charged with enforcing or 

implementing the statute, rule, 

regulation or order. Routine use 20 was 

added to allow for the disclosure of 

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) VA 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 the economic or property 

interests, identity theft or fraud, or harm 

to the programs (whether maintained by 

VA 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 VA’s efforts to 

respond to the suspected or confirmed 

compromise and prevent, minimize, or 

remedy such harm. This routine use 

permits disclosures by VA 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 use 21 was 

added to allow for the disclosure of the 

name and mailing address of a VA 

beneficiary, and other information as is 

reasonably necessary to identify such a 

beneficiary, who has been adjudicated 

as incompetent under 38 CFR 3.353, to 

the Attorney General of the United 

States or his/her designee, for use by the 

Department of Justice in the National 

Instant Criminal Background Check 

System (NICS) mandated by the Brady 

Handgun Violence Prevention Act, 

Public Law 103–159. 

Approved: September 10, 2010. 

John R. Gingrich, 

Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

45VA21 

SYSTEM OF RECORD: 

‘‘Veterans Assistance Discharge 

System—VA’’ 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Records are maintained at the 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 

regional offices, VA Medical Centers, 

the VA Records Management Center, St. 

Louis, Missouri, and at the Corporate 

Franchise Data Center in Austin, Texas. 

Address locations are listed in the VA 

Appendix 1, located at the end of this 

document. 

CATAGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Individuals (veterans only) released 

from active military service from March 

1973, for whom separation documents 

(i.e., DD Forms 214, 215) were received 

in the Corporate Franchise Data Center 

in Austin, Texas. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

The record, or information contained 

in the record may include personally 

identifiable information (PII) and 

military discharge information. PII may 

include the following concerning the 

veteran: Full name, social security 

number, service number, date of birth. 

Military discharge information may 

include the primary military 

occupational specialty number, entry 

and release from active duty, character 

of service, branch of service, and 

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mailing address at the time of discharge, 

level of education (e.g., high school 

graduate or equivalent or not high 

school graduate or equivalent), sex, total 

amount of active service, the dollar 

amount of readjustment or severance 

pay, number of non-paydays, pay grade, 

narrative reason for separation and 

whether the veteran was discharged 

with a disability, served in the Vietnam 

Conflict, reenlisted in the military 

service or received a military decoration 

such as a Purple Heart. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

Title 38, United States Code, Chapter 

3, section 501(a), (b). 

PURPOSE: 

This system collects a limited amount 

of personally identifiable information 

for the purpose of maintaining records 

and providing benefits to veterans who 

file claims for a wide variety of Federal 

veteran’s benefits administered by VA at 

VA facilities located throughout the 

United States. See the statutory 

provisions cited in ‘‘Authority for 

maintenance of the system’’. VA gathers 

or creates these records in order to 

enable it to administer these statutory 

benefits programs. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

1. The record of an individual who is 

covered by this system may be disclosed 

to a member of Congress or staff person 

acting for the member when the member 

or staff person requests the record on 

behalf of and at the written request of 

that individual. 

2. Any information in this system may 

be disclosed to a Federal agency, upon 

its official request, to the extent that it 

is relevant and necessary to that 

agency’s decision regarding: The hiring, 

retention or transfer of an employee; the 

issuance of a security clearance, the 

letting of a contract, or the issuance or 

continuance of a license, grant or other 

benefit given by that agency. However, 

in accordance with an agreement with 

the U.S. Postal Service, disclosures to 

the U.S. Postal Service for decisions 

concerning the employment of veterans 

will only be made with the veteran’s 

prior written consent. 

3. Any information in this system may 

be disclosed to a State or local agency, 

upon its official request, to the extent 

that it is relevant and necessary to that 

agency’s decision on: The hiring, 

transfer or retention of an employee, the 

issuance of a security clearance, the 

letting of a contract, or the issuance or 

continuance of a license, grant or other 

benefit by that agency; provided, that if 

the information pertains to a veteran, 

the name and address of the veteran will 

not be disclosed unless the name and 

address is provided first by the 

requesting State or local agency. 

4. Any information in this system may 

be disclosed to a Federal agency, except 

for the name and address of a veteran, 

in order for VA to obtain information 

relevant to the issuance of a benefit 

under title 38, United States Code. The 

name and address of a veteran may be 

disclosed to a Federal agency under this 

routine use if they are required by the 

Federal agency to respond to the VA 

inquiry. 

5. Any information in this system, 

except for the name and address of a 

veteran, which is relevant to a suspected 

violation or reasonably imminent 

violation of law, whether civil, criminal 

or regulatory in nature and whether 

arising by general or program statute or 

by regulation, rule or order issued 

pursuant thereto, may be disclosed to a 

Federal, State, local, tribal, or foreign 

agency charged with the responsibility 

of investigating or prosecuting such 

violation, or charged with enforcing or 

implementing the statute, rule, 

regulation or order. 

6. The name and address of a veteran, 

which is relevant to a suspected 

violation or reasonably imminent 

violation of law, whether civil, criminal 

or regulatory in nature and whether 

arising by general or program statute or 

by regulation, rule or order issued 

pursuant thereto, may be disclosed to a 

Federal agency charged with the 

responsibility of investigating or 

prosecuting such violation or charged 

with enforcing or implementing the 

statute, regulation, rule or order issued 

pursuant thereto, in response to its 

official request. 

7. The name and address of a veteran, 

which is relevant to a suspected 

violation or reasonably imminent 

violation of law concerning public 

health or safety, whether civil, criminal 

or regulatory in nature and whether 

arising by general or program statute or 

by regulation, rule or order issued 

pursuant thereto, may be disclosed to 

any foreign State or local governmental 

agency or instrumentality charged under 

applicable law with the protection of 

the public health or safety if a qualified 

representative of such organization, 

agency or instrumentality has made a 

written request that such name and 

address be provided for a purpose 

authorized by law. 

8. Any information, including name 

and address of a veteran, may be 

disclosed to any nonprofit organization 

if the release is directly connected with 

the conduct of programs and the 

utilization of benefits under title 38, 

United States Code (such disclosures 

include computerized lists of names and 

addresses). 

9. A listing of names and addresses of 

educationally disadvantaged veterans 

residing in a specific geographic area 

may be disclosed to VA-approved 

nonprofit educational facilities in order 

to aid these facilities in VA outreach 

programs by permitting direct contact 

with the educationally disadvantaged 

veteran. 

10. Identifying information may be 

disclosed at the request of the veteran to 

accredited service organization 

representatives, VA-approved claims 

agents and attorneys acting under a 

declaration of representation so that 

these individuals can aid veterans in the 

preparation, presentation, and 

prosecution of claims under the laws 

administered by VA. The name and 

address of a veteran will not, however, 

be disclosed to these individuals if the 

veteran has not requested the assistance 

of an accredited service organization, 

claims agent or an attorney. 

11. The names and addresses and 

military discharge information (e.g., jobrelated information regarding veterans 

with a certain primary occupational 

specialty number) may be disclosed 

upon official request to the Departments 

of Justice, Labor and to the Department 

of Health and Human Services, 

Operation Military Experience Directed 

Into Health Careers (MEDIHC) State 

coordinators. These disclosures help 

veterans who were trained in health and 

other skills while in the military to learn 

of career opportunities. 

12. Any information in this system of 

records may be disclosed to the 

Department of Defense Manpower Data 

Center, upon its official request, for 

statistical compilation of information 

contained on the separation documents 

issued by the Department of Defense. 

Veterans’ addresses that are contained 

in this system of records may be 

disclosed to the Department of Defense 

Manpower Data Center, upon its official 

request, for military recruiting 

command needs: Department of Defense 

civilian personnel offices’ mobilization 

studies and mobilization information, 

debt collection, and Individual Ready 

Reserve (IRR) Units’ locator services. 

13. The name, address, date of birth 

and other identifying data, including 

social security numbers, of a male 

veteran covered by this system may be 

released to the Selective Service System 

for the purpose of identifying men who 

served on active military duty, but 

failed to register with the Selective 

Service System upon separation or 

discharge from the service; providing 

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the current addresses of veterans; 

correcting or supplementing the data 

which the Selective Service System 

receives from Department of Defense 

separation points; and ensuring the 

proper classification of veterans for 

induction purposes in the event of a 

return to the draft. These records may 

also be disclosed as part of an ongoing 

computer matching program to 

accomplish these purposes. 

14. Identifying information from this 

system of records, including name, 

mailing address, service discharge date, 

social security number, date of birth, 

service branch, gender, disability status, 

pay grade, educational level, date of 

enlistment and the amount of 

Servicemen’s Group Life Insurance 

coverage carried at the time of discharge 

may be disclosed to the Office of 

Servicemen’s Group Life Insurance for 

the purposes of soliciting applications 

for life insurance coverage under the 

Veteran’s Group Life Insurance program. 

15. Disclosure may be made to the 

National Archives and Records (NARA) 

Administration and the General 

Services Administration (GSA) in 

records management inspections 

conducted under authority of chapter 29 

of title 44, United States Code. 

16. 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 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 on initiative, may disclose records in 

this system of records in legal 

proceedings before a court or 

administrative body after determining 

that the disclosure of 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. 

17. Disclosure of relevant information 

may be made to individuals, 

organizations, public or private 

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. 

18. 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. 

19. VA may disclose on its own 

initiative any information in this 

system, except the names and mailing 

addresses of veterans and their 

dependents, that is relevant to a 

suspected violation or reasonably 

imminent violation of law, whether 

civil, criminal or regulatory in nature 

and whether arising by general or 

program statute or by regulation, rule or 

order issued pursuant thereto, to a 

Federal, State, local, tribal, or foreign 

agency charged with the responsibility 

of investigating or prosecuting such 

violation, or charged with enforcing or 

implementing the statute, rule, 

regulation or order. 

20. 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) VA 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 the economic or property interests, 

identity theft or fraud, or harm to the 

programs (whether maintained by VA 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 VA’s efforts to 

respond to the suspected or confirmed 

compromise and prevent, minimize, or 

remedy such harm. This routine use 

permits disclosures by VA 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. 

21. The name and mailing address of 

a VA beneficiary, and other information 

as is reasonably necessary to identify 

such a beneficiary, who has been 

adjudicated as incompetent under 38 

CFR 3.353, may be provided to the 

Attorney General of the United States or 

his/her designee, for use by the 

Department of Justice in the National 

Instant Criminal Background Check 

System (NICS) mandated by the Brady 

Handgun Violence Prevention Act, 

Public Law 103–159. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Records (or information contained in 

records) are maintained on paper 

documents in claims folders (C-folders), 

vocational rehabilitation folders, 

electronic file folders (e.g., Virtual VA 

and TIMS File), and on automated 

storage media (e.g., microfilm, 

microfiche, magnetic tape and disks). 

Such information may be accessed 

through data telecommunication 

terminal systems designated the 

Benefits Delivery Network (BDN), 

Virtual VA and Veterans Service 

Network (VETSNET). BDN, Virtual VA 

and VETSNET terminal locations 

include VA Central Office, regional 

offices, VA health care facilities, and 

Veterans Integrated Service Network 

(VISN) offices. Remote on-line access is 

also made available to authorized 

remote sites, representatives of 

claimants and to attorneys of record for 

claimants. A VA claimant must execute 

a prior written consent or a power of 

attorney authorizing access to his or her 

claims records before VA will allow the 

representative or attorney to have access 

to the claimant’s automated claims 

records. Access by representatives and 

attorneys of record is to be used solely 

for the purpose of assisting an 

individual claimant whose records are 

accessed in a claim for benefits 

administered by VA. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Information is retrievable by the use 

of name only; name and one or more 

numbers (service, social security, VA 

claims file, and VA insurance file); 

name and one or more criteria (e.g., date 

of birth, death and service); VA file 

number only; or initials or first five 

letters of the last name and VA file 

number. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Access to the basic file in the 

Corporate Franchise Data Center in 

Austin, Texas is restricted to authorized 

VA employees and vendors. Access to 

working spaces and claims folder file 

storage areas in VA regional offices and 

centers is restricted to VA employees 

who have a need-to-know for the 

performance of their official duties 

associated with providing veterans 

benefits. Generally, file areas are locked 

after normal duty hours and the offices 

and centers are protected from outside 

access by the Federal Protective Service 

or other security personnel. Access to 

BDN, Virtual VA and VETSNET data 

telecommunication networks are by 

authorization controlled by the site 

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security officer who is responsible for 

authorizing access to the BDN, Virtual 

VA and VETSNET by a claimant’s 

representative or attorney approved for 

access in accordance with VA 

regulations. The site security officer is 

responsible for ensuring that the 

hardware, software and security 

practices of a representative or attorney 

satisfy VA security requirements before 

granting access. The security 

requirements applicable to the access of 

automated claims files by VA employees 

also apply to the access of automated 

claims files by claimants’ 

representatives or attorneys. The 

security officer is assigned 

responsibility for implementing and 

enforcing privacy-security measures, 

especially for review of violation logs, 

information logs and control of 

password distribution, including 

password distribution for claimants’ 

representatives. 

RENTENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records are maintained on magnetic 

tape, disks and microfiche and are 

retained and disposed of in accordance 

with disposition and authorization 

approved by the National Archives and 

Records Administration. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Director, Compensation and Pension 

Service (21), VA Central Office, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 

20420. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

An individual who wishes to 

determine whether a record is being 

maintained in this system under his or 

her name or other personal identifier, or 

wants to determine the contents of such 

record, should submit a written request 

or apply in person to the Director, 

Administrative Service (23), VA Central 

Office, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20420. Inquiries should 

include the individual’s full name and 

social security number to ensure that 

the information is shared with the 

correct individual. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking information 

regarding access to and contesting of VA 

records in this system may write, call or 

visit the nearest VA regional office. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See Record access procedures above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

The Department of Defense, which 

provides copies to VA of DD Form 214, 

Certificate of Release or Discharge from 

Active Duty, DD Form 215, Correction to 

DD Form 214; U.S. Public Health 

Service, which provides copies to VA of 

PHS–1867, Statement of Service 

Verification of Status of Commissioned 

Officers of the U.S. PHS; and the 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, which provides VA 

with copies of ESSA Form 56–16, 

Report of Separation Discharge. 

Appendix 1: 

Department of Veterans Affairs Regional 

Offices and Centers 

Alabama AL 

VA Regional Office, 345 Perry Hill Rd., 

Montgomery, Alabama 36109. 

Alaska AK 

VA Regional Office, 1201 N Muldoon Rd., 

Anchorage 99504. 

Arizona AZ 

VA Regional Office, 3333 North Central 

Ave., Phoenix, Arizona 85012. 

Arkansas AR 

VA Regional Office, 2200 Fort Roots Dr., 

Bldg. 65, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72144. 

California CA 

VA Regional Office, Federal Bldg., 11000 

Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California 

90024. 

VA Regional Office, 1301 Clay St., Rm. 

1300 North, Oakland, California 94612. 

VA Regional Office, 8810 Rio San Diego 

Dr., San Diego, California 92108. 

Colorado CO 

VA Regional Office, 155 Van Gordon St., 

Lakewood, Colorado 80228. 

Connecticut CT 

VA Regional Office, 555 Willard Ave., 

Newington, Connecticut 06111. 

Delaware DE 

VA Regional Office, 1601 Kirkwood Hwy., 

Wilmington, Delaware 19805. 

District of Columbia DC 

VA Regional Office, 1722 I St., NW., 

Washington, DC 20421. 

VA Central Office, 810 Vermont Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20420. 

Florida FL 

VA Regional Office, 9500 Bay Pines Blvd., 

St. Petersburg, Florida 33708. 

Georgia GA 

VA Regional Office, 1700 Clairmont Rd., 

Decatur, Georgia 30033. 

Hawaii HI 

VA Regional Office, 459 Patterson Rd., EWing, Honolulu, Hawaii 96819. 

Idaho ID 

VA Regional Office, 444 W. Fort St., Boise, 

Idaho 83702. 

Illinois IL 

VA Regional Office, 2122 W. Taylor St., 

Chicago, Illinois 60612. 

Indiana IN 

VA Regional Office, 575 N. Pennsylvania 

St., Indianapolis, Indiana 46204. 

Iowa IA 

VA Regional Office, 210 Walnut St., Des 

Moines, Iowa 50309. 

Kansas KS 

VA Regional Office, 5500 E. Kellogg Ave., 

Wichita, Kansas 67128. 

Kentucky KY 

VA Regional Office, 321 W. Main St., Ste. 

390, Louisville, Kentucky 40202. 

Louisiana LA 

VA Regional Office, 1250 Poydras St., New 

Orleans, Louisiana 70056. 

Maine ME 

VA Regional Office, One VA Center, 

Augusta, Maine 04330. 

Maryland MD 

VA Regional Office, Federal Bldg., 31 

Hopkins Plaza, Baltimore, Maryland 21201. 

Massachusetts MA 

VA Regional Office, John Fitzgerald 

Kennedy Federal Bldg., Government Center, 

Boston, Massachusetts 02203. 

Michigan MI 

VA Regional Office, Patrick V. McNamara 

Federal Bldg., 477 Michigan Ave., Rm. 1400, 

Detroit, Michigan 48226. 

Minnesota MN 

VA Regional Office, Bishop Henry Whipple 

Federal Bldg., 1 Federal Dr., Fort Snelling, St. 

Paul, Minnesota 55111. 

Mississippi MS 

VA Regional Office, 1600 East Woodrow 

Wilson Ave., Jackson, Mississippi 39216. 

Missouri MO 

VA Regional Office, 400 South 18th St., St. 

Louis, Missouri 63103. 

Montana MT 

VA Regional Office, 3633 Veterans Dr., Fort 

Harrison, Montana 59636. 

Nebraska NE 

VA Regional Office, 5631 S. 48th St., 

Lincoln, Nebraska 68516. 

Nevada NV 

VA Regional Office, 5460 Reno Corporate 

Dr., Reno, Nevada 89511. 

VA Benefits Office, 4800 Alpine Pl., Suite 

12, Las Vegas, Nevada 89107. 

New Hampshire NH 

VA Regional Office, Norris Cotton Federal 

Bldg., 275 Chestnut St., Manchester, New 

Hampshire 03101. 

New Jersey NJ 

VA Regional Office, 20 Washington Place, 

Newark, New Jersey 07120. 

New Mexico NM 

VA Regional Office, Dennis Chavez Federal 

Bldg., 500 Gold Ave., SW., Albuquerque, 

New Mexico 87102. 

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New York NY 

VA Regional Office, 245 W. Houston St., 

New York, New York 10014. 

VA Regional Office, Niagra Center, 130 S. 

Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, New York 14202. 

North Carolina NC 

VA Regional Office, Federal Office 

Building, 251 North Main Street, WinstonSalem, North Carolina 27155. 

North Dakota ND 

VA Regional Office, 2101 Elm St., Fargo, 

North Dakota 58102. 

Ohio OH 

VA Regional Office, Anthony J. Celebreeze 

Federal Office Bldg., 1240 East Ninth St., 

Cleveland, Ohio 44199. 

Oklahoma OK 

VA Regional Office, 125 South Main St., 

Muskogee, Oklahoma 74401. 

Oregon OR 

VA Regional Office, Edith Green/Wendell 

Wyatt Federal Building, 1220 SW. Third 

Ave., Portland, Oregon 97204. 

Pennsylvania PA 

VA Regional Office, 1000 Liberty Ave., 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222. 

VA Regional Office and Insurance Center, 

5000 Wissahickon Ave., Philadelphia, 

Pennsylvania 19101. 

Philippines 

VA Regional Office and Outpatient Clinic, 

1131 Roxas Blvd., Manila, Philippines; 

MAILING ADDRESS from U.S.: VA Regional 

Office, PSC 501, DPO AP 96515–1100. 

Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of (including the 

Virgin Islands) 

VA Regional Office, 150 Carlos Chardon 

Ave., Suite 300, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918. 

Rhode Island RI 

VA Regional Office, 380 Westminster 

Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02903. 

South Carolina SC 

VA Regional Office, 6437 Garners Ferry 

Rd., Columbia, South Carolina 29201. 

South Dakota SD 

VA Regional Office, P.O. Box 5046, 2501 

W. 22nd St., Sioux Falls, South Dakota 

57105. 

Tennessee TN 

VA Regional Office, 110 9th Ave. South, 

Nashville, Tennessee 37203. 

Texas TX 

VA Regional Office, 6900 Almeda Rd., 

Houston, Texas 77030. 

VA Regional Office, One Veterans Plaza, 

701 Clay Ave., Waco, Texas 76799. 

Utah UT 

VA Regional Office, 550 Foothill Drive, 

Salt Lake City, Utah 84148. 

Vermont VT 

VA Regional Office, 215 North Main Street, 

White River Junction, Vermont 05001. 

Virginia VA 

VA Regional Office, 210 Franklin Rd., SW, 

Roanoke, Virginia 24011. 

Washington WA 

VA Regional Office, Federal Bldg., 915 

Second Ave., Seattle, Washington 98174. 

West Virginia WV 

VA Regional Office, 640 4th Ave., 

Huntington, West Virginia 25701. 

Wisconsin WI 

VA Regional Office, 5400 W. National 

Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53214. 

Wyoming WY 

VA Regional Office and Medical Center, 

2360 East Pershing Blvd., Cheyenne, 

Wyoming 82001. 

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