STANDARD DATA DICTIONARY #27.18 -- PENSION AWARD REASONS FILE                                                     9/29/25    PAGE 1
STORED IN ^DG(27.18,  (165 ENTRIES)   SITE: WWW.BMIRWIN.COM   UCI: VISTA,VISTA                                     (VERSION 5.3)   

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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.  



POINTED TO BY: PENSION AWARD REASON field (#.3852) of the PATIENT File (#2) 
               PENSION TERMINATED REASON 1 field (#.3854) of the PATIENT File (#2) 
               PENSION TERMINATED REASON 2 field (#.3855) of the PATIENT File (#2) 
               PENSION TERMINATED REASON 3 field (#.3856) of the PATIENT File (#2) 
               PENSION TERMINATED REASON 4 field (#.3857) of the PATIENT File (#2) 
               

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REFERENCED BY: REASON(B), CODE(C)



27.18,.01     REASON                 0;1 FREE TEXT (Required)

              INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>120!($L(X)<1)!'(X'?1P.E) X
              LAST EDITED:      JUN 08, 2011 
              HELP-PROMPT:      Answer must be 1-120 characters in length. 
              DESCRIPTION:
                                This is the reason for the Pension Award.  

              CROSS-REFERENCE:  27.18^B 
                                1)= S ^DG(27.18,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
                                2)= K ^DG(27.18,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)


27.18,1       CODE                   0;2 FREE TEXT

              INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>12!($L(X)<1) X
              LAST EDITED:      JUN 08, 2011 
              HELP-PROMPT:      Enter a Pension Award Reason Code (1-12 characters). 
              DESCRIPTION:
                                The code identifies the Pension Award Reason.  

              CROSS-REFERENCE:  27.18^C 
                                1)= S ^DG(27.18,"C",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
                                2)= K ^DG(27.18,"C",$E(X,1,30),DA)



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