Section 111.170  Payment to Survivors

a)         Payment of the sum of $900 will be paid to the survivors, in the order named in Rule 11.03 (95 Ill. Adm. Code Section 110.30), provided the person died while serving in the military or naval forces of the United States during specified period and his death was service-connected.

b)         If death of serviceman occurred while in service, a certified copy of a letter from the Armed Forces concerned to the next of kin must be submitted.