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Richard Helmuth vs. Choolijian and Sons, Inc., Employers Direct Insurance Company

Filed: Jul 01, 2008
San Francisco
FRE 0242404

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration, affirming a prior finding that Jacob Helmuth was not a partial dependent of the decedent Richard Helmuth at the time of his death. Dependency is determined by actual contributions at the time of injury, and past loans or gifts, even if substantial, do not establish current dependency. Therefore, the entire death benefit is owed to the Death Without Dependents Unit, not to the decedent's brother.

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration, affirming a prior finding that Jacob Helmuth was not a partial dependent of the decedent Richard Helmuth at the time of his death. Dependency is determined by actual contributions at the time of injury, and past loans or gifts, even if substantial, do not establish current dependency. Therefore, the entire death benefit is owed to the Death Without Dependents Unit, not to the decedent's brother.

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