Section 120.30  Documentation, Application, Payment, and Claim

a)         Documentation:

            All documentation submitted with an application must be certified as a true and exact copy by execution of a notary seal or official stamp of authenticity by a county recorder or government agency possessing the documentation.

b)         Application:

            The application for compensation under this Act shall be made on Forms provided by the Department of Veterans' Affairs and shall be notarized.

c)         Payment:

            Payment of the sum of $1,000 will be made to the survivors, in the order named in Section 120.20, provided the deceased person died as a result of service in the armed forces according to the provisions of this Act.

d)         Claim:

            Where a preceding beneficiary fails to file a claim for compensation within two years after the official notice of death, the Department of Veterans' Affairs may accept applications from succeeding beneficiaries and such beneficiaries may then proceed to qualify upon submission of satisfactory proof of eligibility.