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Farmer-Rick

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4. Yeah, the preliminary investigation is usually done in cases of death

Reply to KY_EnviroGuy (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 10:09 AM

Jan 2019

So, that family members can get access to benefits. It's basically a line of duty determination, and in cases of death it is almost always a line of duty determination. Later a more thorough investigation is done.

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