Namespace

This namespace is used for unique personal identifiers issued to a veteran by the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

In OID-based systems the following OIDs have been used:

• 2.16.840.1.113883.3.879.270091
• 2.16.840.1.113883.3.879.339127

The format of the value of the identifier is 8 or 9 characters, made up of:

• the first character (the state code) can be one of A, N, V, Q, W, S, or T
• the second through eighth characters (the file number) are made up of War code + digits:
• 1 alphanumeric character (War code) + 6 digits, or
• 2 alphanumeric characters (War code) + 5 digits, or
• 3 alphanumeric characters (War code) + 4 digits.
• the ninth character (the segment link) is optional and if included is alphabetical