Opinion ID: 1372836
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Kathy Sweet

Text: Mrs. Kathy Sweet's husband, William R. Sweet, died on May 12, 1995, at the age of fifty-four, as a direct and proximate result of a work related accident. Mrs. Sweet then filed a claim for dependents' death benefits pursuant to W. Va.Code § 23-4-10, which benefits were granted by order dated August 22, 1995. The order included a statement informing Mrs. Sweet [y]ou are entitled to these benefits for the remainder of your life or until you remarry. Mrs. Sweet began receiving payments in accordance with the order in or around August 1995. By letter dated January 24, 2005, Ms. Sweet was notified by the Workers' Compensation Commission that her dependents' death benefits would terminate on December 31, 2006, the date upon which her husband would have reached the age of sixty-five.