330 ILCS 70/1

Whenever a copy of any public record is required by the United States Veterans Administration to be used in determining the eligibility of any person to participate in benefits made available by such administration, the official charged with the custody of such public records shall, without charge, provide the applicant for such benefits, or his or her agent, or a duly identified service officer of any organization of veterans, or the representative of the United States Veterans Administration, with a certified copy of such record. Such copies shall also be furnished, without charge, to the guardian of the estate of any person under legal disability entitled to the payment of benefits from the United States Veterans Administration.