STANDARD DATA DICTIONARY #26 -- SEPARATION REASON FILE                                                            9/29/25    PAGE 1
STORED IN ^DIC(26,  (20 ENTRIES)   SITE: WWW.BMIRWIN.COM   UCI: VISTA,VISTA                                        (VERSION 5.3)   

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The Separation Reason file is a table of codes and corresponding descriptions for identifying the reason a service member is
discharged early for example due to disability, hardship or early out.  



POINTED TO BY: SEPARATION REASON CODE field (#.1) of the MILITARY SERVICE EPISODE sub-field (#2.3216) of the PATIENT File (#2) 
               

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REFERENCED BY: CODE(B)

    LAST MODIFIED: FEB 1,2019@16:04:54

26,.01        CODE                   0;1 FREE TEXT (Required)

              INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>3!($L(X)<3)!'(X?3N) X
              MAXIMUM LENGTH:   3
              LAST EDITED:      AUG 24, 2018 
              HELP-PROMPT:      Answer must be 3 digits in length. 
              DESCRIPTION:
                                The three-digit numeric identifying code for the Separation Reason.  

                                UNEDITABLE
              CROSS-REFERENCE:  26^B 
                                1)= S ^DIC(26,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
                                2)= K ^DIC(26,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)


26,.02        DESCRIPTION            0;2 FREE TEXT (Required)

              INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>128!($L(X)<3) X
              MAXIMUM LENGTH:   128
              LAST EDITED:      AUG 24, 2018 
              HELP-PROMPT:      Enter the Description for the Separation Reason when a service member is discharged early for 
                                example due to disability, hardship or early out. 3 to 128 characters. 
              DESCRIPTION:
                                The Separation Reason Description explains why a service member was discharged early.  

                                UNEDITABLE


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