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Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett
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RDA
RDA: 10212
Database ID: 2200
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: Cutoff upon death of eligible Veteran, Spouse or last eligible dependent.
Total Retention: 5 Years 0 Months
Retention End Action: Destroy
Disposition Notes: Paper is converted into electronic format and paper is sent or given back to applicant (Veteran, Spouse or Dependent). Information from these records is entered into VETRASPEC, a product of DataSpec, Inc., a claims software system which creates and transmits the veterans, spouses or dependents claims to United States Department of Veterans Affairs. These records will be maintained in accordance with their the USDVA records retention guidelines.
View Signed Form: Form Not Received
Worksheet
Worksheet ID: 2201
Record Location: Web based system, VETRASPEC housed in Sandusky, MI accessed through various State of Tennessee Veterans Services field offices and Appeals Division located across the state.
File Arrangement: Alpha and numeric
Media Format Generated: Both
Media Format Stored: Electronic: Other
Date Range: 9/2005 - current
Annual Accumulation: 6 cu ft, 2GB
Current Volume: 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 Affairs
Essential Record: Yes - Original
Essential Record Stored: VetraSpec, a web-based Veterans claims management system. Veterans and their dependent information is uploaded and from that information their claim is prepared and sent to United States Dept. of Veterans Affairs(USDVA)electronically thru VetraSpec. Once the USDVA receives the claim the transmitted record becomes USDVA original record.
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
Agency Retention - Years Active:
Agency Retention - Years Inactive:
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: DataSpec Inc. run data center under meeting specifications required by contract with US Federal Government and agency.
Software Description: Centos 06 operating system, Apache web server, MySQL Database, PHP processor
System Location: Web based system, VETRASPEC housed in Sandusky, MI accessed through various State of Tennessee Veterans Services field offices and Appeals Division located across the state.
Backup Procedures: The backups run 24x7 incrementally, and an additional, complete backup is taken once a day..
Disaster Recovery: Disaster recovery plan as part of contract with vendor for recovery.
Data Migration Description: Vendor managed data migration plan as part of contract.
Metadata Description: social security number, first name, last name, county.
Contact Information
Contact Name: Deanna Martin Day
Job Title: Records Officer
Address 1: 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Address 2: 13th Floor
City: Nashville
Zip: 37243
Phone: 615-741-4951
Email: deanna.day@tn.gov
Agency: Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Agency Head: Many-Bears Grinder
Director: Mark Breece
Allotment Code: 32300
Status
Action Requested: Revision
Comments
  Date Comments
Records Management Division (RMD): 12-15-2016 No recommended changes
Tennessee State Libary and Archives: 12-15-2016 No recommended changes.
Comptroller Audit Review: 2016-12-19 We have reviewed RDA 10212 from an audit standpoint. We concur with the recommended retention and disposition specifications.
Agency: 01-24-2017 None
RMD Director Recomendations: 03-06-2017 RDA 10212 is a request to revise an RDA. The retention period will remain five years and destroy. The format will change to electronic. The Abstract, Disposition Notes, and Worksheet have been updated. Recommend approval of request to revise RDA 10212.
Signed Form Received: 2017-03-03
PRC Meeting Date: 03-28-2017
PRC Comments: PRC approves RDA 10212
PRC Action: Approved
RDA History
ID RDA PRC Reviewed PRC Action
1474 10212 2014-12-02 Approved
2200 10212 2017-03-28 Approved