Nevada Revised Statutes 616C.455 – Increase in benefits for permanent total disability incurred before April 9, 1971
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1. Any claimant or dependent of a claimant who resides in this State and receives compensation for a permanent total disability caused by an industrial injury or a disablement from an occupational disease which occurred before April 9, 1971, is entitled to a 65 percent increase in that compensation, without regard to any limitation on wages imposed by chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS on the amount of that compensation.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 616C.455
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
2. The increase must be paid from the account for pensions for silicosis, diseases related to asbestos and other disabilities.