ELIGIBILITY CODE (435)    HL7 FIELD (771.1)

The code describing the patient's eligibility as found in the MAS
  EMPLOYEE                            14
  HOUSEBOUND                          15
  HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY               8
  AID & ATTENDANCE                     2
  MEXICAN BORDER WAR                  16
  NSC                                  5
  NSC, VA PENSION                      4
  OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY                 6
  PRISONER OF WAR                     18
  REIMBURSABLE INSURANCE              10
ELIGIBILITY CODE file (#8.1) will be returned in this field.  Table (A)
  SC LESS THAN 50%                     3
  SERVICE CONNECTED 50-100%            1
  SHARING AGREEMENT                    9
  WORLD WAR I                         17
below identifies all DHCP eligibility codes and their descriptions.
                     TABLE A
    DESCRIPTION                 ELIGIBILITY CODE
  ALLIED VETERAN                       7
  CHAMPVA                             12
  COLLATERAL OF VET.                  13
  DOM. PATIENT                        11