Regional offices
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- 2022George D. Prewitt, Jr. v. Denis McDonough Vet. App.
- 2017State of Tennessee, ex rel., Deedra Climer Bass v. Jose Ramon Gonzalez-Perez Tenn. Ct. App.
- 2012Nelms v. Nelms Ala. Civ. App.
- 1995Gold v. Brown Vet. App.
- 1991Wingard v. Wingard Fayette Cty. C.P.
- 1991Shaw v. Quaintance Ariz. Ct. App.
- 1989Vassallo v. Vassallo La. Ct. App.
- 1988Todd Shipyards Corp. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs 9th Cir.
- 1987Rose v. Rose U.S.
- 1984Goodding v. Goodding Mo. Ct. App.
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The Secretary may establish such regional offices and such other field offices within the United States, its Territories, Commonwealths, and possessions, as the Secretary considers necessary. The Secretary may maintain a regional office in the Republic of the Philippines until September 30, 2026. (Source: (Added Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 384; amended Pub. L. 102–291, § 1(a), May 20, 1992, 106 Stat. 178; Pub. L. 103–210, § 2(c), Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2497; Pub. L. 103–446, title V, § 502, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4663; Pub. L. 106–117, title VIII, § 802, Nov. 30, 1999, 113 Stat. 1586; Pub. L. 108–183, title II, § 213, Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2658; Pub. L. 111–117, div. E, title II, § 228, Dec. 16, 2009, 123 Stat. 3307; Pub. L. 111–275, title VIII, § 807(a), Oct. 13, 2010, 124 Stat. 2893; Pub. L. 112–74, div. H, title II, § 234, Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 1160; Pub. L. 112–191, title II, § 202, Oct. 5, 2012, 126 Stat. 1439; Pub. L. 113–59, § 7, Dec. 20, 2013, 127 Stat. 662; Pub. L. 113–175, title IV, § 402, Sept. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 1905; Pub. L. 114–58, title IV, § 403, Sept. 30, 2015, 129 Stat. 535; Pub. L. 114–228, title IV, § 402, Sept. 29, 2016, 130 Stat. 939; Pub. L. 115–62, title IV, § 402, Sept. 29, 2017, 131 Stat. 1164; Pub. L. 115–251, title I, § 162, Sept. 29, 2018, 132 Stat. 3171; Pub. L. 116–61, § 3, Sept. 30, 2019, 133 Stat. 1116; Pub. L. 116–159, div. E, title II, § 5203, Oct. 1, 2020, 134 Stat. 750; Pub. L. 117–180, div. E, title II, § 202, Sept. 30, 2022, 136 Stat. 2137; Pub. L. 118–83, div. B, title III, § 333, Sept. 26, 2024, 138 Stat. 1541; Pub. L. 119–37, div. G, title II, § 7204, Nov. 12, 2025, 139 Stat. 650.))