Winters v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office

Opinion by

Judge NEY.

Eileen Winters, the widow of Harold Winters, seeks review of a final order of the Industrial Claim Appeals Office (Panel) determining that the dependent’s death benefits payable to her would terminate six years from the date that her deceased husband began receiving permanent total disability benefits. We affirm.

The facts are undisputed. Harold Winters sustained an admitted work-related injury in 1977. On March 27, 1981, he was determined to be permanently and totally disabled as a result of such injury. He died on June 28, 1986, of causes unrelated to his injury;…