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Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett
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RDA
RDA: 10212
Database ID: 1474
Record Series Title: Individual Veterans and Dependents Records
Record Series Abstract: Records consist of personal claims data on veterans, dependents and qualified survivors, including periods of service, race, voter status, social security number, claims filed and awarded, and other medical data required to establish eligibility of claim.
Record Series Active: Yes
Cut Off at End of: Other
If Other, Explain: When fully developed claim is transmitted and received by USDVA
Total Retention: 5 Years 0 Months
Retention End Action: Destroy
Disposition Notes: Records will be maintained in paper format until all substantiating information is collected to be transmitted to the USDVA via VETRASPEC. Record is converted to electronic format for submission to USDVA. Paper record will be destroyed one month after submission. Information is electronically available through VETRASPEC (USDVA claims software system) USDVA will maintain these records in accordance with their records retention guidelines.
View Signed Form: Form Not Received
Worksheet
Worksheet ID: 1474
Record Location: USDVA VETRASPEC system, accessed through various state of Tennessee Veterans Affairs field offices located across the state
File Arrangement: Alpha and numeric
Media Format Generated: Electronic
Media Format Stored: Paper/Electronic
Date Range: 9/2005 - current
Annual Accumulation: 6 cu ft, 2GB
Current Volume: 120 cu ft of remaining paper records Electronic volume is stored on USDVA Vetraspec system, approximately 10 GB
Record Value: Administrative, Fiscal, Legal
Audit Requirements: Both
Reference Frequency:
Current Year per Month: 900
Past Year: 0
2 - 5 Years: 0
Over 5 Years: 0
Data Update Frequency: Daily
Information Shared Outside of State: Yes
If Shared, List Agencies: United States Department of Veterans Administration
Essential Record: Yes - Original
Essential Record Stored: VetraSpec, system
Essential Record Media Type: Electronic
Confidential: Yes
Confidential Legal Citation: 38 CFR 1.500 et seq
Media Recommendation: Current Format
Media Recommendation Other:
Agency Retention: 5 years
Agency Retention - Years Active: 1 year
Agency Retention - Years Inactive: 4 years
Records Center Retention Period: 0
Final Disposition after Retention Expires: Destroy
Legal Citation: 38 CFR 1.500 et seq
Record Sample: No Sample
Legal Documentation: No Legal Documentation
Electronic Records Plan Inventory
System Name: VetraSpec
IT-ABC Number:
Hardware Description: The Vetraspec system is a federal system used for generating, storing, and transmitting the disability claims records to the USDVA. System was implemented around 2010. Prior records will be input into the Vetraspec system and then transmitted to the USDVA
Software Description: The Vetraspec system is a federal system used for generating, storing, and transmitting the disability claims records to the USDVA. System was implemented around 2010. Prior records will be input into the Vetraspec system and then transmitted to the USDVA
System Location: The Vetraspec system is maintained on servers governed by the federal government. Records will be maintained by the USDVA in accordance with their records retention guidelines
Backup Procedures: The Vetraspec system is maintained and monitored by the USDVA. All backup procedures are administered by the federal government
Disaster Recovery: The Vetraspec system is maintained and monitored by the USDVA. All backup procedures are administered by the federal government
Data Migration Description: Record information will be input into the Vetraspec system and transmitted to the USDVA
Metadata Description:
Contact Information
Contact Name: Lisa Kiss
Job Title: Records Officer
Address 1: 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Address 2: 13th Floor
City: Nashville
Zip: 37243
Phone: 615-741-7699
Email: lisa.kiss@tn.gov
Agency: Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Agency Head: Many-Bears Grinder
Director: Roger Harrell
Allotment Code: 32300
Status
Action Requested: New RDA
Comments
  Date Comments
Records Management Division (RMD): 11-18-2013 No recommended changes
Tennessee State Libary and Archives: 12-16-2013 No recommended changes.
Comptroller Audit Review: 2013-12-13 We have reviewed RDA 10212 from an audit standpoint. We recommend changing retention period to 5 years.
Agency: 00-00-0000 Request to revise RDA to 5 year retention.
RMD Director Recomendations: 05-15-2014 RDA 10212 is a request to revise an RDA. The retention period will increase from one year to five years. Recommend approval of RDA 10212 with the change to five years.
Signed Form Received: 2014-11-04
PRC Meeting Date: 12-02-2014
PRC Comments: RDA 10212 is approved with the following changes by PRC: Retention: change to five years.
PRC Action: Approved
RDA History
ID RDA PRC Reviewed PRC Action
1474 10212 2014-12-02 Approved
2200 10212 2017-03-28 Approved