GLOBAL MAP DATA DICTIONARY #27.18 -- PENSION AWARD REASONS FILE 3/24/25 PAGE 1 STORED IN ^DG(27.18, (165 ENTRIES) SITE: WWW.BMIRWIN.COM UCI: VISTA,VISTA (VERSION 5.3) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This file contains reasons for the awarding of and changes to pension benefits. The VBA manages benefits awards and changes to benefits. Receiving VA Pension is a monetary benefit granted to a Veteran. Recently, additional information has been shared with the HEC so that periods of award could be more accurately shown for billing purposes. Simply having a Pension Indicator = yes or no is not enough for that purpose. This file comes pre-populated and the sites are not allowed to edit it. Any changes to file will come in a patch. CROSS REFERENCED BY: REASON(B), CODE(C) ^DG(27.18,D0,0)= (#.01) REASON [1F] ^ (#1) CODE [2F] ^ INPUT TEMPLATE(S): PRINT TEMPLATE(S): SORT TEMPLATE(S): FORM(S)/BLOCK(S):