[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 38, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
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[CITE: 38CFR14.666]

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            TITLE 38--PENSIONS, BONUSES, AND VETERANS' RELIEF
 
                CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
 
PART 14_LEGAL SERVICES, GENERAL COUNSEL, AND MISCELLANEOUS
 
Sec.  14.666  Regional Counsel responsibility.

    (a) The Regional Counsel having jurisdiction will conduct such 
additional investigation as is deemed necessary to establish all facts 
required. If the claimant has a potential claim for indemnification 
against other than the United States, the Regional Counsel will 
ascertain that a suitable assignment, legally enforceable, of all right 
and title to such claim, to the extent the United States makes 
reimbursement, and the agreement of the claimant to furnish such 
evidence as may be necessary to pursue such claim is of record. If such 
potential claim is against a carrier or insurer, the Regional Counsel 
will ascertain that claimant has filed a timely proper claim against the 
carrier or insurer and review same for legal sufficiency.
    (b) The Regional Counsel having jurisdiction over a claim will not 
authorize payment thereon unless the requirement of Sec. Sec.  14.664 
through 14.667 are met. In determining the equitable value of a claim, 
the depreciation schedule issued by the General Counsel will be used as 
a guide.

[42 FR 41422, Aug. 17, 1977]