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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sat, 26 May 2012 16:02:22 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>VSO Blog</title><subtitle>VSO Blog</subtitle><id>http://www.nvhospital.org/vso-blog/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.nvhospital.org/vso-blog/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.nvhospital.org/vso-blog/atom.xml"/><updated>2011-09-01T17:08:35Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Federal VA Raises Burial Allowance Oct. 1, 2011</title><id>http://www.nvhospital.org/vso-blog/2011/9/1/federal-va-raises-burial-allowance-oct-1-2011-1.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.nvhospital.org/vso-blog/2011/9/1/federal-va-raises-burial-allowance-oct-1-2011-1.html"/><author><name>NVH</name></author><published>2011-09-01T17:07:44Z</published><updated>2011-09-01T17:07:44Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>The burial allowance (38 USC, Sec 2303 (a)) was amended to allow an  increase from $300 to $700 for Veterans who die while being hospitalized  by the VA. The increase applies to deaths that occur on or after  October 1, 2011. If you would like to know more about VA benefits,  please visit <a href="http://www.va.gov/" target="_blank">www.va.gov</a></p>
<p>Shane Barton, VSO<br />Tonasket, WA</p>]]></content></entry></feed>
