Metlife Investors USA Separate Account A, et al. – ‘485BPOS’ on 2/13/15 – EX-99.9

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Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 485BPOS     Series Va - 4 Post-Effective Amendment No. 3         965   5.28M 
 4: EX-99.10    Consent of Independent Registered Public               1      6K 
                          Accounting Firm                                        
 5: EX-99.13    Powers of Attorney                                    15     57K 
 2: EX-99.5(II)  Form of Variable Annuity Application                  5±    29K 
 3: EX-99.9     Opinion of Counsel                                     2      8K 

EX-99.9   —   Opinion of Counsel

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MetLife                                                     [LOGO OF MetLife(R)]
1095 Avenue of the Americas                                                     
19th Floor                                                                      
New York, NY 10036                                                              
212 578-2211                                                                    

NANCY H. BADEER                                                                 
Assistant General Counsel                                                       
Law Department                                                                  
Tel 212 578-6810  Fax 212 251-1566                                              

February 13, 2015                                                               

Board of Directors                                                              
MetLife Insurance Company USA                                                   
1209 Orange Street                                                              
Wilmington, DE 19801                                                            

Re:  Opinion of Counsel - MetLife Investors USA Separate Account A (File No.    
    811-03365) for the following Registration Statements on Form N-4 under the
Securities Act of 1933:                                               

File No. 333-200231 Post-Effective Amendment No. 3                    
File No. 333-200236 Post-Effective Amendment No. 3                    
File No. 333-200232 Post-Effective Amendment No. 3                    
File No. 333-200233 Post-Effective Amendment No. 3                    

Ladies and Gentlemen:                                                           

I am an Assistant General Counsel to the MetLife Group and provide legal counsel
to MetLife Insurance Company USA ("Company"). You have requested my Opinion of  
Counsel in connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange          
Commission of the above referenced Registration Statements for the Variable     
Annuity Contracts (the "Contracts") to be issued by the Company and its         
separate account MetLife Investors USA Separate Account A ("Separate Account"). 

I have made such examination of the law and have examined such records and      
documents as in my judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable us to render 
the opinions expressed below.                                                   

I am of the following opinions:                                                 

1. The Company is duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of    
Delaware and has been duly authorized to do business and to issue variable      
annuity contracts by the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Delaware.       

2. MetLife Investors USA Separate Account A is a separate investment account of 
the Company and is validly existing pursuant to the laws of the State of        
Delaware and is a Unit Investment Trust as that term is defined in Section 4(2) 
of the Investment Company Act of                                                

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Board of Directors                                                              
MetLife Insurance Company USA                                             Page 2
February 13, 2015                                                               

1940 (the "Act"), and is currently registered with the Securities and Exchange  
Commission, pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Act.                                

3. Upon the acceptance of purchase payments made by an Owner pursuant to a      
Contract issued in accordance with the Prospectus contained in the Registration 
Statement and upon compliance with applicable law, such an Owner will have a    
legally issued and binding contractual obligation of the Company.               

4. Assets of the Separate Account are not chargeable with liabilities arising   
out of any other business the Company may conduct.                              

You may use this opinion letter, or a copy thereof, as an exhibit to the        
Registration Statement.                                                         

Sincerely,                                                                      

/s/ Nancy H. Badeer                                                             
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Nancy H. Badeer                                                                 
Assistant General Counsel                                                       

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