Social Security Numbers for Millions of Veterans Stolen From V.A. Official's Home Monday, May 22, 2006 Student Soc. Security Numbers Mistakenly E-Mailed WASHINGTON — Personal data, including Social Security numbers of 26.5 million U.S. veterans, was stolen from a Veterans Affairs employee this month after he took the information home without authorization, the department said Monday. Click here to read the statement by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson said there was no evidence so far that the burglars who struck the employee's home have used the personal data — or even know they have it....