20 CFR § 702.104 - Transfer of individual case file.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s702.104"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 702.104 - Transfer of individual case file."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "702.104"
section_name: "Transfer of individual case file."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "LONGSHOREMEN'S AND HARBOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT AND RELATED STATUTES"
part_number: "702"
part_name: "ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301, and 8171 33 U.S.C. 901 42 U.S.C. 1651 43 U.S.C. 1333; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at sec. 701; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174, 64 Stat. 1263; Secretary's Order 10-2009, 74 FR 58834."
regulatory_source: "38 FR 26861, Sept. 26, 1973, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "702"
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# 702.104 Transfer of individual case file.
(a) At any time after a claim is filed, the district director having jurisdiction thereof may, with the prior or subsequent approval of the Director, transfer such case to the district director in another compensation district for the purpose of making an investigation, ordering medical examinations, or taking such other action as may be necessary or appropriate to further develop the claim. If, after filing a claim, the claimant moves to another compensation district, the district director may, upon request by the claimant or the employer and with the approval of the Director, transfer the case to such other compensation district.
(b) The district director making the transfer may by letter or memorandum to the district director to whom the case is transferred give advice, comments, suggestions, or directions if appropriate to the particular case. All interested parties will be advised of the transfer.
[42 FR 45301, Sept. 9, 1977, as amended at 80 FR 12928, Mar. 12, 2015]