Legal Assistance

The legal assistance officer will advise you on legal issues that can have a profound effect on the benefits and entitlements you receive as the primary next of kin. Should you desire legal assistance, your casualty assistance officer will request an appointment with a Department of Defense legal assistance officer if you are the PNOK or the decedent's legally recognized estate representative.

Source: http://download.militaryonesource.mil/12038/Project%20Documents/MilitaryHOMEFRONT/Casualty%20Assistance/Survivors%20Guide.pdf