October 27, 2014

American General Life Insurance Company
2727-A Allen Parkway
Houston, TX 77019

     Re: American General Life Insurance Company and
         American General Life Insurance Company Separate Account VL-R
         AG Platinum Choice VUL
         File No. 333-196172 and No. 811-08561

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This opinion is furnished in connection with the filing of the Registration
Statement on Form N-6, File Nos. 333-196172 and 811-08561, by American General
Life Insurance Company Separate Account VL-R (the "Separate Account") and
American General Life Insurance Company ("AGL") covering an indefinite number
of units of interests in the Separate Account. Net premiums received under
AGL's AG Platinum Choice VUL flexible premium variable life insurance policies
(the "Policies") to be offered by AGL may be allocated by AGL to the Separate
Account as described in the Prospectus forming a part of the Registration
Statement.

I am familiar with the Policies' provisions. I am also familiar with the
description contained in the Prospectus. In my opinion:

   The table of cost of insurance rates, set forth under "Tables of Charges" in
   the Prospectus, contains both the current and guaranteed rates to be used
   for these Policies for persons of illustrative ages. These rates have not
   been designed so as to make the relationship between current and guaranteed
   rates more favorable for persons of the ages illustrated than for persons at
   other ages or different gender.

I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement and to the reference to my name under the heading
"Actuarial Expert" in the Statement of Additional Information.

                              Very truly yours,

                              /s/ Timothy Donovan

                                Timothy Donovan