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Run Date: DEC 28, 2004                     Designation: EAS*1*61
Package : EAS - ENROLLMENT APPLICATION SYSTEM Priority: EMERGENCY
Version : 1        SEQ #50                      Status: Released
                  Compliance Date: DEC 30, 2004
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Subject: 2005 Thresholds

Category: 
  - Routine
  - Data Dictionary

Description:
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 Per VHA DIRECTIVE 2004-071 - This patch MUST be installed before 
 January 1, 2005.  The patch may be installed out of sequence.
  
 The Geographic-Based Means Test thresholds for income year 2004 provided 
 in VHA DIRECTIVE 2004-071, MEANS TEST AND GEOGRAPHIC-BASED MEANS TEST 
 THRESHOLDS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2005 are distributed with this patch.  The 
 updated values for GMT THRESHOLDS file #712.5 are used in the 
 determination of a veteran's GMT Threshold for a given income year, based 
 on locality and number of dependents.
  
 Geographical income level thresholds are set yearly by the U.S. 
 Department of Housing and Urban Development.  This large set of income 
 thresholds is usually referred to as the HUD index.  The geographic based 
 income limits for FY 2004 can be found at: 
 http://www.huduser.org/datasets/il/il04/index.html.
  
 Note that this patch updates the thresholds for the Geographic-Based 
 Means Tests.  Patch DG*5.3*637 will address the annual updates for the 
 Means Test thresholds.
  
 SOFTWARE RETRIEVAL
 ==================
  
 The software for this patch is not being distributed through the National
 Patch Module. This patch is being distributed as a host file. The host
 file will contain the following four KIDS builds:
   
             Host file name:    DG_53_P637.KID
   
                     Builds: DG*5.3*637
                             EAS*1.0*61
   
 Sites may retrieve the software directly using FTP from the
 ANONYMOUS.SOFTWARE directory at the following OI Field Offices:
   
                     Albany   : ftp.fo-albany.med.va.gov
                     Hines    : ftp.fo-hines.med.va.gov
               Salt Lake City : ftp.fo-slc.med.va.gov
       First Available Server : download.vista.med.va.gov
   
 The following file will be available:
   
     File Name            Description
     ---------            -----------
     DG_53_P637.KID       Host File containing KIDS software distribution
   
 Note:  Use ASCII mode when transferring the .KID file.
  
  
 This patch addresses the following E3R(s):
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 There are no E3Rs associated with this patch.
  
  
 This patch addresses the following NOIS message(s):
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 There are no NOIS messages associated with this patch.
  
  
        ================INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS =================
  
  
 The components sent with this patch EAS*1.0*61 have been included in the
 HOST File DG_53_P637.KID.  Please follow the instructions listed in the
 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS for patch DG*5.3*637.
  
   1.   COMPONENTS SENT WITH PATCH 
        --------------------------
        The following data dictionary is included in this patch: 
        #712.5    GMT THRESHOLDS
        #712.6    GMT MSA CODE
  
         Total number of data dictionaries - 2
  
  
        The following is a list of the routine(s) included in this patch.
        The second line of each of these routine(s) will look like:
  
      <tab>;;1.0;ENROLLMENT APPLICATION SYSTEM;**[patch list]**;MAR 15,2001
  
                            CHECK^XTSUMBLD results
  
        Routine       Before Patch     After Patch    Patch List 
        -------       ------------     -----------    ----------
        EAS1061P      N/A              710522         61
  
         Total number of new routines - 1
  
   2.   Routine EAS1061P may be deleted after successful installation
        of this patch.

Routine Information:
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Routine Name:
  - EAS1061P


Routine Checksum:

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User Information:
Entered By  : HUA,PATRICK                   Date Entered  : NOV 29, 2004
Completed By: MULLER,RICHARD                Date Completed: DEC 27, 2004
Released By : GROOMS,ANTHONY E              Date Released : DEC 28, 2004
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