(a) An individual is entitled to benefits as a miner for each month beginning with the first month in which all of the conditions for entitlement prescribed in 725.202 are satisfied.
(b) The last month for which such individual is entitled to benefits is the month before the month during which either of the following events first occurs:
(1) The miner dies; or
(2) The miner's total disability ceases (see 725.503A).
Benefits on Account of Living Dependents (Augmented Benefits)