my $reissue="reissue";
my $yes="Y";
my $no="N";
my $phase =1;
my $dateMatch=$no;
my $NPpending="NPpending";
my $matchRating="matchRating";


my $HITstatus=$reissue;
if (($dateMatch == $yes) && ($phase == 1)) {
	$HITstatus=$NPpending;
}
if ($dateMatch == $yes) {
	$HITstatus=$matchRating;
}
	
print $HITstatus."<br>\n";
print $dateMatch."<br>\n";
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Here's the output:

matchRating
N