38 CFR § 1.961 - Releases.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t38/s1.961"
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title: "38 CFR § 1.961 - Releases."
title_number: 38
title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
section_number: "1.961"
section_name: "Releases."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
part_number: "1"
part_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "38 U.S.C. 501, and as noted in specific sections."
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# 1.961 Releases.
On matters within its jurisdiction, the Committee may authorize the release of any right, title, claim, lien or demand, however acquired, against any person obligated on a loan guaranteed, insured, or made by the Department of Veterans Affairs under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. ch. 37, or on an acquired loan, or on a vendee account.
[39 FR 26400, July 19, 1974]