From Nextgov.com: VA adopts standard identifier for vets in health and benefits programs

Unique 10-digit ID will be assigned using a system for federal employees mandated by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12.

The Veterans Affairs Department has adopted a standard identifier for all veterans to use in all its systems, including one to build electronic health records that will follow them from enlistment to death, VA's chief information officer said on Wednesday.

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