Iowa Admin. Code r. 801-16.4
The surviving unremarried widow or widower, child or children, mother, father, or person standing in loco parentis, in the order named and none other, of any deceased person shall be paid the compensation that the deceased person would be entitled to pursuant to this chapter, if living. However, if any person dies or is disabled from service-connected causes incurred during the period and in the area from which the person is entitled to receive compensation pursuant to this chapter, the person or the first survivor as designated by this rule, and in the order named, shall be paid $500 or $300, whichever maximum amount would have applied pursuant to rule 801-16.1 (82GA,HF2283) or 801-16.2 (82GA,HF2283), regardless of the length of service.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 801-16.4