{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-1.960","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 1.960","heading":"Legal and technical assistance.","body":"Legal questions involving a determination under § 2.6(e)(4) of this chapter will be referred to the Regional Counsel for action in accordance with delegations of the General Counsel, unless there is an existence a General Counsel's opinion or an approved Regional Counsel's opinion dispositive of the controlling legal principle. As to matters not controlled by § 2.6(e)(4) of this chapter, the Chairperson of the regional office Committee or at his/her instance, a member, may seek and obtain advice from the Regional Counsel on legal matters within his/her jurisdiction and from other division chiefs in their areas of responsibility, on any matter properly before the Committee. Guidance may also be requested from the Central Office staff.","path":["Title 38—Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","PART 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-38.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:50Z","sha256":"77ea59f684d2cc8a918a73ee6d92ea16e2bba1e74254d942b212980bc13c0832","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-1.959","next":"us/38-cfr-1.961"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}