Ill. Admin. Code tit. 95, § 105.140 - Proof of Death
The beneficiary making application for payment of compensation shall furnish the following proof:
a)
Husband or Wife making application must prove:
1) Death of person rendering service
(Photostatic or certified copy of official notification of death should be
attached).
2) Marriage of the
parties, and that such marriage existed at the time of death of person through
whom claim is made.
b)
Child or Children (including all legitimate Children and legally adopted
Children) making application must prove:
1)
Death of person rendering service. (See (a)(1) of this Section)
2) Marriage of deceased and other parent of
Child or Children.
3) That
surviving spouse is dead, or was divorced. (Certified copy of death certificate
or divorce decree shall be attached.)
c) Mother, Father making application must
prove:
1) Death of person rendering service.
(See (a)(1) of this Section)
2)
That such person was unmarried, or if married that spouse of such person is
dead or was divorced. (See (b)(3) of this Section)
3) That if such person is married there were
no children, or if there were children, all are dead. (Photostatic copy of
death certificate must be attached.)
4) If Father is the applicant, that Mother is
dead. (Photostatic copy of death certificate must be attached.)
5) That the deceased, upon whose service
claim is made, was the son or daughter of the claimant. (Photostatic copy of
birth certificate.)
d)
Person Standing In Loco Parentis (limited to a person who stood in the position
of a parent and shall not be a corporation or a trust) must prove:
That he or she stood in relation of parent toward person rendering service and comply with (1) through (5) Mother, Father of this Section.
e) Brothers or
Sisters (in addition to its ordinary meaning shall include Brothers and Sisters
of the "whole" blood as well as the "half" blood, having a common parent with
the deceased veteran.) must prove:
1) See
(a)(1), of this Section, Husband or Wife.
2) See (c), same as (1) through (5), of this
Section, Mother, Father.
3) That
both the Mother and Father of the person rendering service are dead, and that
no one stood in relation of parent to the person through whom the claim is
made. (Photostatic copies of death certificates will suffice to prove death;
affidavits of responsible persons having knowledge of the facts should be
sufficient to show that no one stood in loco parentis toward the deceased
veteran.)
4) That relationship of
brother or sister existed between the applicant or applicants and person
rendering service. (Affidavits of responsible persons shall accompany the
application.)
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