<br><br> <br>Page 1 of 1 <br>40.317 Veterans' benefits regional administrators and field representatives -- <br>Duties. <br>No later than June 30, 2008, the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs shall employ <br>no fewer than five (5) veterans' benefits regional administrators and no fewer than twenty <br>(20) veterans' benefits field representatives. <br>(1) The duties of a veterans' benefits regional administrator shall include but not be <br>limited to supervision of veterans' benefits field representatives in an assigned <br>region and representation of veterans in administrative hearings and before the <br>Board of Veterans' Appeals. <br>(2) The duties of a veterans' benefits field representative shall include but not be limited <br>to providing assistance to veterans and their dependents with initiation, preparation, <br>documentation, and adjudication of claims to benefits under federal, state, or local <br>laws. <br>Effective: April 25, 2006 <br>History: Created 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 252, Pt. XXVIII, sec. 13, effective April 25, 2006. <br><br>