popup@charset "UTF-8"; 

/* CSS Document */
/* http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/css/reset/ 
   v2.0 | 20110126
   License: none (public domain)
*/
html,body,div,span,applet,object,iframe,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,p,blockquote,pre,a,abbr,acronym,address,big,cite,code,del,dfn,em,img,ins,kbd,q,s,samp,small,strike,xx,sub,sup,tt,var,b,u,i,center,dl,dt,dd,ol,ul,li,fieldset,form,label,legend,table,caption,tbody,tfoot,thead,tr,th,td,article,aside,canvas,details,embed,figure,figcaption,footer,header,hgroup,menu,nav,output,ruby,section,summary,time,mark,audio,video {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    border: 0;
    font-size: 100%;
    vertical-align: baseline;
}

/* HTML5 display-role reset for older browsers */
article,aside,details,figcaption,figure,footer,header,hgroup,menu,nav,section {
    display: block;
}

ol,ul {
}

/* typography styles */

body {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    background-color: #000B34;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: center top;
}

p {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0 15px 1.25em 0;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 1em;
    color: #444444;
    line-height: 1.35em;
}

h1 {
    font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
    font-size: 2.25em;
    color: #0083BE;
    line-height: 100%;
    font-weight: 400;
	margin: 0;
    padding-bottom: 6px;
}

h2 {
    font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
    font-size: 1.55em;
    color: #0083BE;
    line-height: 1.75;
    font-weight: 400;
	margin: 12px 0 0 0;
    padding-bottom: 6px;
}

h3 {
    font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
    font-size: 1.25em;
    color: #0083BE;
    line-height: 1.5em;
    font-weight: 400;
    margin-top: 12px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

h4 {
    font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
    font-size: 1.0em;
    color: #0083BE;
    line-height: 1.35em;
    font-weight: 400;
    margin-top: 0;
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
	padding: 0;
}

ol {
	list-style: lower-alpha !important;
	margin: 0 0 20px 35px;
}

ul li {
	display: list-item;
}

li {
	line-height:1.35em;
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 1em;
    color: #444444;
}


li p {
	line-height:100%;
	font-size:100%;
}

p + ul {
	margin-bottom:10px;
}

ul + h2,
ul + h3,
ul + h4
ul + h5 {
	margin-top:0;
}



.smallHeader {
    font-size: 20px;
}

.bold {
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    color: #444444;
    font-weight: 700;
	margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

.blue {
    color: #0083C5;
    font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	padding: 14px 0 0 0;
	margin:13px 0 0 0;
}

a:link {
    color: #0B6CB2;
}

h2 a:link {
    color: #0083BE;
    text-decoration: underline;
}

a:visited {
    color: #639;
    text-decoration: underline;
}

a:hover {
    color: #900;
    text-decoration: none;
}

/* global */

#clear {
    clear:both;
}
.clear {
    clear:both;
}


/* -------------------------------------------------  TABLES --------------------------------------------- */

#innerContent table,
#popup-content table {
	border-top: 1px solid #999;
	border-left: 1px solid #CCC;
	margin-bottom:20px;
	margin-top:0;
}

#innerContent table caption,
#popup-content table caption {
	text-align:left;
	font-weight:bold;
}


#innerContent th,
#popup-content th {
	font-size:1em;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	color: #333;
	padding: 6px 8px;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #999;
	border-right: 1px solid #CCC;
	background: #daf0f7; /* Old browsers */

/* IE9 SVG, needs conditional override of 'filter' to 'none' */

background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);

background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #daf0f7 0%, #afdeed 100%); /* FF3.6+ */

background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#daf0f7), color-stop(100%,#afdeed)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */

background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,  #daf0f7 0%,#afdeed 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */

background: -o-linear-gradient(top,  #daf0f7 0%,#afdeed 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */

background: -ms-linear-gradient(top,  #daf0f7 0%,#afdeed 100%); /* IE10+ */

background: linear-gradient(top,  #daf0f7 0%,#afdeed 100%); /* W3C */

filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#daf0f7', endColorstr='#afdeed',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-8 */

}
#innerContent td,
#popup-content td {
	font-size:.85em;
	font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;
	color:#444444;
	padding:6px;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #999;
	border-right: 1px solid #CCC;
}

#innerContent th p
#innerContent td p, 
#innerContent td li,
#popup-content td p, 
#popup-content td li {
	font-size:100%;
}

#innerContent #top_link td ul,
#popup-content #top_link td ul {
	margin-left:15px;
}

#innterContent .top_link {
	  display:block;
	padding-bottom:20px;
	margin-bottom:50px;
}

/* structural styles */

p.page-title {
	display:none;}

#container {
    margin-right: auto;
    margin-left: auto;
    width: 996px;
    background-color: #FFF;
    padding-top: 0;
    padding-right: 0;
    padding-bottom: 40px;
    padding-left: 0;
}

#header {
    width: 996px;
}

#mainContentWrapper {
    float: left;
    width: 746px;
	height:76px;
    background-image: url(https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214051903oe_/http://benefits.va.gov/vba_template/images/greyfade.png);
    background-repeat: repeat-x;
    background-position: left top;
    padding-right: 20px;
	padding-left: 30px;
    padding-top: 10px;
	padding-bottom:10px;
}

#mainContentHeader {
    float: left;
    width: 746px;
	height: 86px;
    background-image: url(https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214051903oe_/http://benefits.va.gov/vba_template/images/header_bkgd.png);
    background-repeat: repeat-x;
    background-position: left top;
    padding-right: 20px;
	padding-left: 30px;
    padding-top: 10px;
}

#dynamicBanner {
    height: 330px;
    width: 738px;
    background-color: #CCC;
    margin-top: 20px;
}

#tabContent {
    height: auto;
    width: 530px;
	float: left;
    margin-top: 20px;
}

#tabContent p {
    font-size: .95em;
}


#innerContentWrapper {
    background-image: url(https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214051903oe_/http://benefits.va.gov/vba_template/images/greyfade.png);
    background-position: left top;
    background-repeat: repeat-x;
    float: left;
    width: 796px;
	
}

#homeContentWrapper {
    background-image: none;
    background-position: left top;
    background-repeat: repeat-x;
    float: left;
    width: 796px;
}

#homeContentWrapper p,
#tabContent {
	padding-left:30px;
}

#homeContentWrapper div > p {
	padding-left:0;
}

#innerContent {
    float: left;
    height: auto;
    margin-top: 20px;
    padding-left: 30px;
    padding-right: 30px;
    width: 506px;
}



/* commented out to fix bug on top_link arrows 

#innerContent img { 
    padding-top: 20px;
    padding-bottom: 20px;
}

#innterContent .top_link a img {
	padding-top:4px;
	padding-bottom:4px;
}
*/



#innerContent ul {
    margin-left: 35px;
	padding: 0 0 1em 0;
}

#innerContent li {
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    list-style-type: disc;
    color: #444444;
	padding-bottom:8px;
	list-style:disc;
}

#innerContent ol li {
	list-style-type:decimal;
}

#innerContent li ul,
#innerContent li ol {
	padding: 0;
}

#innerContent ol.alpha li {
	list-style:lower-alpha !important;
}

#innerContentWrapper p.intro {
	padding-right:20px;
}
#innerRightContent,
#homeContentWrapper #innerRightContent,
#rightContent {
    background-image: url(https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214051903oe_/http://benefits.va.gov/vba_template/images/gray_nav_bkgd.png);
    background-position: left top;
    background-repeat: repeat-x;
    float: right;
    padding-left: 10px;
    padding-right: 0px;
    padding-top: 23px;
    width: 200px;
    min-height: 800px !important;	

}

#homeContentWrapper #innerRightContent {
	margin-top:-28px;
}

#innerRightContent div,
#rightContent div {
	margin-left:10px;
}

#innerRightContent div.right_box,
#homeContentWrapper div.right_box
#innerRightContent div.social,
#homeContentWrapper div.social,
#rightContent div.right_box,
#rightContent div.social {
	margin-left:0;
}

#innerRightContent div.right_box div,
#homeContentWrapper div.right_box div,
#rightContent div.right_box div {
	margin-left:0;
}


#yourBenefits {
    width: 190px;
	padding-left: 10px;
    padding-bottom: 10px;
	
}

#yourBenefits label {
	padding-left:5px;
	padding-top:0;
    font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
    font-size: 1.55em;
    color: #0083BE;
    line-height: 1.6em;
    font-weight: 400;
	margin: 12px 0 10px 0;
	display:block;
}

#yourBenefits select > option {
    width: auto !important;
	position:relative;
}

#resources,
#contact {
}

/* ################################## Tier 1 Styles ################################### */

#homeContentWrapper.tier-1 {
    width: 796px !important;
	padding-left:0 !important;
}

.tier-1 #swish {
	background:url(https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214051903oe_/http://benefits.va.gov/vba_template/images/tier-1-swish.png) no-repeat top;
	height:28px;
	position:relative;
	z-index:205;
	top:0;
}

.tier-1 #homeContent {
    height: auto;
    width: 560px;
	float: left;
    margin-top: 0;
	padding-left:20px;
}

.tier-1 #homeContent div {
	background:url(https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214051903oe_/http://benefits.va.gov/vbatemplate/images/tier-1-divider.png) top no-repeat;
	padding-top:20px;
	margin-top:20px;
	display:block;
	clear:both;
}

.tier-1 #homeContent div > div {
	margin-top:0;
	padding-top:0;
}

.tier-1 #homeContent div.first,
.tier-1 #homeContent div > div {
	background:none;
	padding-top:0;
	margin-top:0;
}

.tier-1 #homeContent h2 {
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	font-weight:bold;
	font-size:1.05em;
	color:#003f72;
	
	clear:both;
}

.tier-1 #homeContent img {
	border: #e7e8e8 6px solid;
	margin:0 20px 20px 0;
	float:left;
	clear:left;
}

#homeContent h2 {
	margin-top:0;
}


.tier-1 #homeContent h2 span.highlight {
	color:#0083BE;
}

.tier-1 #rightContent {
	margin-top:0;
	 position: relative;
    top: -28px !important;
}

#video-spotlight h3 {
	margin-bottom:0;
	padding-bottom:0;
}

#video-spotlight a {
		text-decoration:none;
	font-weight:bold;
	text-transform:uppercase;
}

div.event {
	border-bottom: 1px solid #CCC;
	padding-bottom:20px;
}

.event.last {
	border-bottom: none;
}

.event h3 {
	margin:20px 0 0 0;
}

.event h4 {
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	color:#666;
	text-align:left;
}

#event-controls a {
	text-decoration:none;
	font-weight:bold;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	float:right;
	padding-top:8px;
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

div#newsContainer p.readfull {
	text-decoration:none;
	font-weight:bold;
	text-transform:uppercase;

}

div#newsContainer p.readfull a {
	text-decoration:none;
}

div#newsContainer img {
        border: #e7e8e8 6px solid;
        margin:0 20px 20px 0;
        float:left;
        clear:left;
}


div#news-controls {
	color:#6f6f6f;
	display:block;
	padding:4px 10px !important;
	border:1px solid #bdbdbd;
	float: right;
	width:325px;
	background: #ffffff; /* Old browsers */
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #ffffff 0%, #eaeaea 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#ffffff), color-stop(100%,#eaeaea)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
	background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,  #ffffff 0%,#eaeaea 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
	background: -o-linear-gradient(top,  #ffffff 0%,#eaeaea 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
	background: -ms-linear-gradient(top,  #ffffff 0%,#eaeaea 100%); /* IE10+ */
	background: linear-gradient(to bottom,  #ffffff 0%,#eaeaea 100%); /* W3C */
	filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#ffffff', endColorstr='#eaeaea',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */
	-webkit-border-radius: 3px;
    border-radius: 3px;
		margin-right:10px;
}

div#news-controls span.pageCount {
	margin-right: 25px;
}



div#news-controls a {
	text-decoration:none;
	color:#6f6f6f;
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size:1.1em;
	font-weight:bold;
}

div#news-controls a.previous {
	padding-left:14px;
	background:url(https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214051903oe_/http://benefits.va.gov/vbatemplate/images/arrows-left-gray.png) left 50% no-repeat;
}

div#news-controls a.next {
	padding-right:14px;
	background:url(https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214051903oe_/http://benefits.va.gov/vbatemplate/images/arrows-right-gray.png) right 50% no-repeat;
}

div#news-controls a.more {
	margin-left:30px;
	padding-right:14px;
	background:url(https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214051903oe_/http://benefits.va.gov/vbatemplate/images/arrows-right-gray.png) right 50% no-repeat;
}

.tier-1 #homeContent div#quick-nav {
	width:100%;
}

.tier-1 #homeContent div#quick-nav div {
	display:block;
	float:left;
	margin-right:20px;
	width:165px;
	clear:none;
}

.tier-1 #homeContent div#quick-nav h3 {
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color:#30638d;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	font-weight:bold;
	font-size:.95em;
}

.tier-1 #homeContent div#quick-nav ul {
	list-style:none;
	list-style-position:outside !important;
	padding-left:0;
}

.tier-1 #homeContent div#quick-nav ul li {
	padding:0 0 6px 0;
}

.tier-1 #homeContent div#quick-nav ul li a {
	color:#157ead;
	padding-left:0;
}


/* #################################################### RIGHT COLUMN ################################################## */


.right_box {
    float: left;
    width: 185px !important;
    max-height: 100%; 
    border: 4px solid #e0e9f0;
    margin-top: 10px;
    margin-right: 10px;
	margin-left:0; 
    padding-right: 0px;
	padding-left:0;
   
   /* IE9 SVG, needs conditional override of 'filter' to 'none' */

background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);

background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(255,255,255,1) 0%, rgba(239,239,239,1) 100%); /* FF3.6+ */

background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,rgba(255,255,255,1)), color-stop(100%,rgba(239,239,239,1))); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */

background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(255,255,255,1) 0%,rgba(239,239,239,1) 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */

background: -o-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(255,255,255,1) 0%,rgba(239,239,239,1) 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */

background: -ms-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(255,255,255,1) 0%,rgba(239,239,239,1) 100%); /* IE10+ */

background: linear-gradient(top,  rgba(255,255,255,1) 0%,rgba(239,239,239,1) 100%); /* W3C */

filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#ffffff', endColorstr='#efefef',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-8 */
}

#innerRightContent div.right_box div,
#homeContentWrapper div.right_box div,
#rightContent div.right_box div {
	margin-left:0 !important;
}

.right_box h4 {
	display:block;
	float:left;
	width:165px;
	background: url(https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214051903oe_/http://benefits.va.gov/vba_template/images/bg-widget-titles.png) no-repeat center bottom  transparent;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	padding:10px 10px 35px 10px;
	text-align:center;
	font-weight:bold;
	margin:0;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: 1.2em;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	text-align:center;
	font-weight:bold;
	color:#b88447;
}

.right_box ul {
    list-style-type: none;
	padding: 0;
	margin:0;
}

.right_box ul li {
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    color: #666;
	list-style-type: none;
	display:block;
	padding:8px 14px;
	margin:0;
}

.right_box a {
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 1em;
    color: #666;
	font-style: normal;
    text-decoration: none;
	padding:0;
	margin:0;
}

.right_box a:hover {
    color: #0083C5;
}

.right_box .badge {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    margin-left: 16px;
    margin-right: 10px;
    margin-top: 10px;
}

.shadow {
    -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 5px #000;
    -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 5px #000;
    box-shadow: 0 0 5px #000;
/* For IE 8 */
    -ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(Strength=4, Direction=135, Color='#000000')";
/* For IE 5.5 - 7 */
    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow (Strength=4,Direction=135,Color='#000000');
}



/* ------------- FAQ widget ---------------------- */

#faqIns.right_box  {
margin-bottom:10px;
}

.right_box .KnowledgeSyndication .rn_SearchArea,
.right_box .KnowledgeSyndication .rn_Navigation {
padding:8px;
}
.right_box .KnowledgeSyndication .rn_SearchArea .rn_SearchBox input.rn_Query {
margin-bottom:8px;
}
.right_box .KnowledgeSyndication div.rn_Content .rn_List {
font-size:12px !important;
}

.right_box .KnowledgeSyndication div.rn_Content .rn_List li.rn_Item span.rn_Title a {
	text-decoration:none;
	
}

.right_box .KnowledgeSyndication div.rn_Navigation a {
font-size:100%;
	text-decoration:none; 
}

.right_box div.rn_Suggestions {
	font-size:100%;
	padding: 3px 15px 10px 15px;
	background: #e0e9f0;
}

.right_box div.rn_Suggestions a {
	font-style:italic;
	clear:right;
	margin-bottom:6px;
	display:block;
}


/* navigation styles */

#nav {
    float: left;
    width: 200px;
}

#leftNavContainer {
    background-color: #FFF;
    width: 200px;
	min-height:800px;
    float: left;
    background-image: url(https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214051903oe_/http://benefits.va.gov/vba_template/images/gray_nav_bkgd.png);
    background-repeat: repeat-x;
    background-position: left top;
}


.button {
    background-image: url(https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214051903oe_/http://benefits.va.gov/vba_template/images/button.png);
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: center center;
}

#nav li a {
    display: block;
    padding: 10px 15px;
    border-top: 1px solid #eee;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #999;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #FFF;
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: .95em;
    background-color: #CCC;
    background-image: url(https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214051903oe_/http://benefits.va.gov/vba_template/images/nav_bkgd.png);
    background-repeat: repeat-x;
}

#nav li a:hover,#nav li a.active {
    color: #fff;
    background-color: #999;
    background-image: url(https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214051903oe_/http://benefits.va.gov/vba_template/images/nav_bkgd_hover.png);
    background-repeat: repeat-x;
}

#nav li ul {
    display: none;
}

#nav li ul li a {
    padding: 10px 25px;
    background: #ececec;
    border-bottom: 1px dotted #ccc;
	color:#878d95;
}

#nav li ul li a.current {
    background-color: #e5f5fc;
}


<!-- ************************************  LEFT NAV STYLES ***************************** -->

.arrowlistmenu {
width: 200px; /*width of accordion menu*/
clear: left;
display:block;
}

.arrowlistmenu h3.menuheader
 { /*CSS class for menu headers in general (expanding or not!)*/
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: .98em;
    color: #fff;
	border-top: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #797979;
    background-color: #41484B;
    background-image: url(https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214051903oe_/http://benefits.va.gov/vba_template/images/nav_bkgd.png);
    background-repeat: repeat-x;
	margin-bottom: 0; /*bottom spacing between header and rest of content*/
	margin-top:0;
	padding: 6px 10px; /*header text is indented 10px*/
	cursor: hand;
	cursor: pointer;
}

.arrowlistmenu h3.menuheader a {
	color:#FFF;
	text-decoration:none;
}

.arrowlistmenu .openheader { /*CSS class to apply to expandable header when it's expanded*/
}

.arrowlistmenu ul{ /*CSS for UL of each sub menu*/
list-style-type: none; 
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}

.arrowlistmenu ul li{
/*padding-bottom: 2px; bottom spacing between menu items*/
}

.arrowlistmenu ul li .opensubheader{ /*Open state CSS for sub menu header*/
}

.arrowlistmenu ul li .closedsubheader{ /*Closed state CSS for sub menu header*/
color:#FFF !important;
background: #004073 url(https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214051903oe_/http://benefits.va.gov/vba_template/images/nav_bkgd_hover.png) repeat-x !important;
}

.arrowlistmenu ul li a {
   display: block;
    padding: 6px 10px;
    border-top: 1px solid #eee;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #666;
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: .98em;
background:#DEDEDE;

}

.arrowlistmenu ul li a:visited{
color: #666;
}

.arrowlistmenu ul li a:hover{ /*hover state CSS*/
      color: #fff;
    background: #004073;
}

.arrowlistmenu ul.subcategoryitems li a {
	padding-left:20px;
	background: url(https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214051903oe_/http://benefits.va.gov/vba_template/images/gray_nav_right_shadow.png) repeat-y right #ffffff;
}

.arrowlistmenu ul.subcategoryitems li a:visited {
color: #666;
}

.arrowlistmenu ul.subcategoryitems li a:hover {
	color: #004073;
}

.arrowlistmenu ul.subcategoryitems li a.selected {
	background: #e5f5fc;
}


.arrowlistmenu ul.subcategoryitems li a.subexpandable:hover{ /*hover state CSS for sub menu header*/
}

.arrowlistmenu ul li a.subexpandable {
	color:#666666;
	padding-left:10px;
		padding-right:20px;
background: #DEDEDE url(https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214051903oe_/http://benefits.va.gov/vba_template/images/navimg/arrow_grey_right.png) no-repeat right; 

}

.arrowlistmenu ul li a.subexpandable:hover {
	color:#FFF;
	background: #004073 url(https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214051903oe_/http://benefits.va.gov/vba_template/images/navimg/arrow_white_right.png) no-repeat right; 

}


.arrowlistmenu ul.subcategoryitems li.subexpandable a:hover{ /*hover state CSS for sub menu header*/
}

.arrowlistmenu ul li.subexpandable a {
	color:#666666;
	padding-left:10px;
		padding-right:20px;
background: #DEDEDE url(https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214051903oe_/http://benefits.va.gov/vba_template/images/navimg/arrow_grey_right.png) no-repeat right; 

}

.arrowlistmenu ul li.subexpandable a:hover {
	color:#FFF;
	background: #004073 url(https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214051903oe_/http://benefits.va.gov/vba_template/images/navimg/arrow_white_right.png) no-repeat right; 

}



/* -------------------------------------------------  BREADCRUMBS STYLES --------------------------------------------- */


#breadCrumbPath {
    font-size: 1em;
    color: #444444;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-top: 10px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

#breadCrumbPath a {
    color:#0083C5 ;
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 1em;
    font-weight: 400;
}

#breadCrumbPath a:hover {
    color: #66C;
    text-decoration: none;
}

:focus {
    -moz-outline-style: none;
}
.current {
    background-color: #e5f5fc;
}

/*  ICON NAVIGATION */

#icon-table, #icon-table td {
	border: none;
}


#icon-table, #icon-table td, #icon-table td img {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
}

#innerContent .page_link {
	display:block;
	float:right;
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	clear:right;
}

#innerContent .page_link img {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
}

#innerContent h2 div.page_link a, 
#innerContent h2 div.page_link a:visited {
	font-size:.8em;
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

/* ----------------------------------- tab styles -------------------------------------------- */

/* root element for tabs  */

ul.tabs {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0 !important;
    padding: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #E6e6e6;
    height: 40px;
}

.imagespace {
    float: left;
    margin-right: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    margin-left: 10px;
    border: 3px solid #E0E9F0;
}

.imagespace_rt {
    float: right;
	width:124px;
    margin-left: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    margin-right: 10px;
    border: 3px solid #E0E9F0;
}

/* single tab */
ul.tabs li {
    float: left;
    text-indent: 0;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0 !important;
    list-style: none !important;
}

/* link inside the tab. uses a background image */

ul.tabs a {
    font-size: .9em;
    display: block;
    height: 40px;
    line-height: 40px;
    width: 128px;
    text-align: center;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #666;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
	margin-right:2px;
    position: relative;
    top: 1px;
    background-image: url(https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214051903oe_/http://benefits.va.gov/vba_template/images/tabs.png);
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: -420px 0;
    font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
    font-weight: 700;
}

ul.tabs a:active {
    outline: none;
}

/* when mouse enters the tab move the background image */
ul.tabs a:hover {
    background-position: -420px -41px;
    color: #fff;
}

/* active tab uses a class name "current". its highlight is also done by moving the background image. */
ul.tabs a.current,
ul.tabs a.current:hover,
ul.tabs li.current a {
    background-position: -420px -84px;
	background-color:#ffffff !important;
    cursor: default !important;
    color: #666 !important;
}

/* Different widths for tabs: use a class name: w1, w2, w3 or w2 */
/* width 1 */
ul.tabs a.s {
    background-position: -553px 0;
    width: 81px;
}

ul.tabs a.s:hover {
    background-position: -553px -41px;
}

ul.tabs a.s.current {
    background-position: -553px -82px;
}

/* width 2 */
ul.tabs a.l {
    background-position: -248px 0;
    width: 174px;
}

ul.tabs a.l:hover {
    background-position: -248px -41px;
}

ul.tabs a.l.current {
    background-position: -248px -82px;
}

/* width 3 */
ul.tabs a.xl {
    background-position: 0 0;
    width: 248px;
}

ul.tabs a.xl:hover {
    background-position: 0 -41px;
}

ul.tabs a.xl.current {
    background-position: 0 -82px;
}

/* initially all panes are hidden */
.panes .pane {
    display: none;
}


/* tab pane styling */
.panes div {
    display:none;
    padding:15px 10px;
    border:1px solid #999;
    border-top:0;
    height:100px;
    font-size:14px;
    background-color:#fff;
}




/* -------------------------------------- Section Contents Page ------------------------------- */

.sectionContents {
	display:block;
}

.sectionContents img.icon {
	display:block;
	float:left;
	margin:0 10px 25px 0;
	padding-bottom:25px;
	clear:left;
}

.sectionContents dl {
	display:block;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #1C83BE;
}

.sectionContents dd {
	border-top: 1px solid #1C83BE;
	padding-top:8px;
	display:block;
}

.sectionContents p.learnMoreButton {
	display:block;
}

/* ----------------------------------- misc styles -------------------------------------------- */

.newsItem
{
	padding:1em;
	margin:1.5em 0em;
	border:1px solid #CCC;
	/*	background-color:#eeeeee;*/
	background-color:#f4f5f9;
	-moz-border-radius:6px;
	-webkit-border-radius:6px;	/*-webkit-box-shadow: 0 6px 6px -6px #666;
	   -moz-box-shadow: 0 6px 6px -6px #666;
	        box-shadow: 0 6px 6px -6px #666; */
}
/*highlited news box */

.newsItem2
{
	padding:1em;
	margin:1.5em 0em;
	border:1px solid #CCC;
	background: #daf0f7; /* Old browsers */

/* IE9 SVG, needs conditional override of 'filter' to 'none' */

background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);

background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #daf0f7 0%, #afdeed 100%); /* FF3.6+ */

background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#daf0f7), color-stop(100%,#afdeed)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */

background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,  #daf0f7 0%,#afdeed 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */

background: -o-linear-gradient(top,  #daf0f7 0%,#afdeed 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */

background: -ms-linear-gradient(top,  #daf0f7 0%,#afdeed 100%); /* IE10+ */

background: linear-gradient(top,  #daf0f7 0%,#afdeed 100%); /* W3C */

filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#daf0f7', endColorstr='#afdeed',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-8 */



}

.newsItemTitle
{
	font-weight:bold;	
}
.new
{
	padding:0px !important;
	margin:0px 4px;
	vertical-align:middle;
}


/* -------------------------------------------------  PAGE SPECIFIC STYLES --------------------------------------------- */

/* CIRCULARS */

.circular
{
	margin:1.5em 0em 1em 0em;
}
.firstCircular
{
	margin-top:.5em;
}
.indent
{
	margin-left:2em;
}
.circularYear
{
	margin:2em 0em 0em 0em;
	width:100%;
	/*border-bottom:1px solid #808080;
	padding-bottom:2px;*/
	font-weight:bold;
}
.strong
{
	font-weight:bold;
}
.detail
{
	font-size:.8em;
	font-weight:normal;
}
.previousYearsList
{
	margin-top:.25em !important;
	padding-top:0em !important;
}
.previousYearsList li
{
	margin-top:.25em !important;
	margin-bottom:.25em !important;
	padding-bottom:0em !important;
	padding-top:0em !important;
}
.previousYearsListWrapper
{
	float:right;
	margin:0em 0em 3em 3em;
}
.previousYearsListHorz
{
	margin-top:.25em !important;
	padding-top:0em !important;
	list-style-type: none;	
	display:inline-;

}
.previousYearsListHorz li
{
	list-style-type: none;	
	display:inline;
}
.previousYearsListHorz ul
{
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
}
.circular img
{
	padding:0px !important;
	margin:0px 4px 0px 0px;
	vertical-align:middle;
}


/* ----------------------------------- BOX STYLES ---------------------------------------------- */

.highlight_box_1col {
		display:block; 
		width:600px;
		margin:0 20px 10px 0;
}

.highlight_box_1col h3 {
	display:block;
	padding:8px;
	background: #CEEFF7;
	border-left: 3px solid #e0e9f0;
	border-top: 3px solid #e0e9f0;
	border-right: 3px solid #e0e9f0;
	margin:0;
}

.highlight_box_1col p {
	display:block;
	padding:8px;
	border-left: 3px solid #e0e9f0;
	border-bottom: 3px solid #e0e9f0;
	border-right: 3px solid #e0e9f0;
}




/* -------------------------- POPUP CONTENT -------------------------- */
#popup-content {
		background:#ffffff;
		margin:20px;
		padding:20px;
		font-size:12px;
	}

	
#popup-content ul {
	padding-left:20px;
	list-style:disc;
	margin-bottom:10px;
}

#popup-content li {
	font-size:100%;
}

#popup-content li p,
#popup-content li li {
	font-size:100%;
}

#popup-content li ul {
	padding: 0;
}

/*Used by the viewer notice include files */
#pdfAndMediaViewerNotice, #pdfViewerNotice, #mediaViewerNotice, #wordViewerNotice
{
	margin:.5em 1em;
	background-color:rgb(234, 234, 234);
	padding:.5em;
	margin-bottom:1.5em;
}

#pdfAndMediaViewerNotice strong, #pdfViewerNotice strong, #mediaViewerNotice strong, #wordViewerNotice strong
{
	font-weight:bold;
}

sup
{
	font-size:smaller;
	vertical-align:super;
}


blockquote
{
    margin-left:2em;
}
 
 


/* these styles are for tables that are only used for layout. no borders or backgrounds. */
.layoutTable, .layoutTable th, .layoutTable td
{
	border:none !important;
	font-size:1em !important;
}
.layoutTable th
{
	background:none !important;
	filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#FFFFFF', endColorstr='#FFFFFF',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-8 */
}

/* ---------------------  SOCIAL CONNECT AND SHARE ------------------- */
.social {
	margin: 10px 0 10px 6px !important;
	height:16px;
	display:block;
	width:200px;
	clear:right;
}

.social + .social {
	margin:0 0 6px 0;

}

#innerRightContent .social p, 
#innerRightContent .social div,
#homeContentWrapper .social p, 
#homeContentWrapper .social div,
#rightContent .social p,
#rightContent .social div {
	padding-top:0;
	padding-bottom:0;
	padding-left:0 !important;
	margin-bottom:0;
	margin-left:0;
	color:#0083BE; 
	text-transform: uppercase; 
	float: left;
}

.social a.button {
	margin-left:2px;
	height:16px;
	width:16px;
}

/* ----------------------------------- Decision Tree Widget ----------------------------------------- */
/* This code is used to style the questionnaire javascript modules used on some pages. */

#questionnaire {
margin:0;
padding:0;}

#questionnaire .button {
	display:block;
	margin-top:15px;
	float:left;
}

#questionnaire .title {
	display:block;
	margin-bottom:30px;
}

#questionnaire .detail {
	font-size:100%;
}


#findOutNow {
	position: relative;
	top: 166px;
	left: 49px;
}

#questionnaire a.button {
	display: block;
	text-align: center;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: 1.1em;
	font-weight: normal;
	background-color: blue;
	padding: 8px;
	max-width:40%;
	background-image:none;
	float:left;
	margin-right:20px;
	zoom: 1; // IE hack to trigger hasLayout
	*display: inline; // IE hack to achieve inline-block behavior
	*float: none;
	}
#questionnaire .button.small.yes,
#questionnaire .button.small.no,
#questionnaire .button.small.middle,
#questionnaire .button.small.middle2 {
}


#questionnaire a.button:link,
#questionnaire a.button:visited {
	color: #FFF;
	text-decoration:none;
	background: #004073;
	-webkit-border-radius: 4px;
	border-radius: 4px;
}

#questionnaire a.button:hover {
	color: #0B6CB2;
	text-decoration:none;
		background:#AEDBFF ;
}


#questionnaire #choose {
	display: block;
	line-height: 125%;
	font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
	font-size: .8em;
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #333;
	margin: 9px 0;
	padding: 4px 4px 4px 6px;
	border: 1px solid #fff;
	background: #d7d7d7 140px center no-repeat;
}

#questionnaire a#choose:hover {
	text-decoration: none;
}

#questionnaire #states {
	display: none;
	position: relative;
	top: 28px;
	left: 0px;
	width: 168px;
	height: 150px;
	background: #f0f0f0;
	border: 1px solid #777;
	font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
	font-size: .95em;
	z-index: 1000;
	overflow: auto;
}

#questionnaire #states a {
	display: block;
	line-height: 20px;
	padding-left: 6px;
	color: #333;
}

#questionnaire #states a:hover {
	text-decoration: none;
}

#questionnaire #states a.highlight {
	background: #009ddc;
	color: #fff;
}

#questionnaire #clickPanel {
	display: none;
	position: relative;
	top: 0px;
	left: 0px;
	width: 200px;
	height: 310px;
	z-index: 999;
}

/* -------------------- A to Z menu --------------------------- */
#atoz-menu {
	display:block;
	padding: 6px 8px;
	border: 1px solid #999;
	background: #f0f9ff; /* Old browsers */

/* IE9 SVG, needs conditional override of 'filter' to 'none' */

background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);

background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #f0f9ff 0%, #afdeed 0%, #daf0f7 100%); /* FF3.6+ */

background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#f0f9ff), color-stop(0%,#afdeed), color-stop(100%,#daf0f7)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */

background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,  #f0f9ff 0%,#afdeed 0%,#daf0f7 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */

background: -o-linear-gradient(top,  #f0f9ff 0%,#afdeed 0%,#daf0f7 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */

background: -ms-linear-gradient(top,  #f0f9ff 0%,#afdeed 0%,#daf0f7 100%); /* IE10+ */

background: linear-gradient(to bottom,  #f0f9ff 0%,#afdeed 0%,#daf0f7 100%); /* W3C */

filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#f0f9ff', endColorstr='#daf0f7',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-8 */



}

#atoz-menu ul {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
}

#atoz-menu li {
	list-style-type:none;
	float:left;
	margin-right:6px;
}

#atoz-menu li a {
	font-weight:bold;
	text-decoration:none;
	color:#003B6C;
}

#atoz-menu li a:hover {
	font-weight:bold;
	text-decoration:none;
	color: #900;
	text-decoration:underline;
}