# 38 C.F.R. § 18a.5 (2026): Delegation to the General Counsel

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## Section

- **Citation:** 38 C.F.R. § 18a.5 (2026)
- **Heading:** Delegation to the General Counsel
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 38 CFR: Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief / Chapter I: DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS / Part 18a: DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITY IN CONNECTION WITH TITLE VI, CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 / § 18a.5: § 18a.5   Delegation to the General Counsel.

## Text

The General Counsel is delegated the responsibility, upon receipt of information from the Under Secretary for Benefits, the Chief Medical Director, or the designee of either of them, that compliance cannot be secured by voluntary means, of forwarding to the recipient or other person the notice required by § 18.9(a) of this chapter, and also is delegated the responsibility of representing the agency in all proceedings resulting from such notice.
[35 FR 10759, July 2, 1970]

## Nearby sections

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- [38 C.F.R. § 18a.5 (2026) § 18a.5   Delegation to the General Counsel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T38_P18a_S18a_5.md)

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