Increase in benefits for permanent total disability incurred before April 9, 1971.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.455
in effect1. 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.
2. The increase must be paid from the account for pensions for silicosis, diseases related to asbestos and other disabilities.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-616C.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026