(330 ILCS 30/5) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 57.55)
Sec. 5.
The Department of Veterans' Affairs has complete charge and control
of the general scheme of payments authorized by this Act and shall adopt
general rules for the making of such payments, the ascertainment and
selection of proper beneficiaries and the amount to which such
beneficiaries are entitled, and for procedure.
If the person to whom compensation is payable under this Act is under
legal disability, it shall be paid to the person legally vested with the care of
such legally disabled person under the laws of his State
of residence. If no such
person has been so designated for the legally disabled person,
payment shall be made to
the chief officer of any hospital or institution under the supervision or
control of any State or of the Veterans Administration of the United States
in which such legally disabled person is placed, if
such officer is authorized to
accept moneys for the benefit of the incompetent. Any payments so made
shall be held or used solely for the benefit of the legally disabled person.
As used in this Section, a person under legal
disability means any person
found to be so disabled by a court of competent jurisdiction
of any State
or the District of Columbia or by any adjudication officer of the Veterans
Administration of the United States.
(Source: P.A. 100-143, eff. 1-1-18.)
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