330 ILCS 40/2

Any person who was entitled to compensation under Section 1-1 or 1-2 of the World War II Bonus Act or Section 1-2 or 1-3 of the Korean Veterans Compensation Act or under both of those Acts but who inadvertently failed to make application for compensation with the Service Recognition Board or the Department within the time prescribed in Section 1-6 of the applicable Act or who made application but whose application was not finalized for a reason that the Department finds valid, did not receive his bonus, and who submits sufficient evidence to fulfill the requirements of the World War II Bonus Act or the Korean Veterans Compensation Act, and who has not since received such compensation through a special appropriation, is entitled to receive such compensation from appropriations made to the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs for such purpose.