1.  Any widow, widower, surviving child or surviving dependent parent who resides in this State and who receives death benefits on account of an industrial injury or a disablement from an occupational disease which occurred before July 1, 1973, is entitled to a 65 percent increase in those benefits without regard to any limitation on wages imposed by chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS on the amount of those benefits.

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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 616C.510

  • 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.