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38 CFR §21.86

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  1. (a)Purpose. The purpose of an IEEP is to identify the services needed for the VA to determine the veteran's current ability to achieve a vocational goal when this cannot reasonably be determined during the initial evaluation.
  2. (b)Elements of the plan. An IEEP shall include the same elements as an IWRP except that:
    1. (1)The long range goal shall be to determine achievement of a vocational goal is currently reasonably feasible;
    2. (2)The intermediate objectives relate to problems of questions which must be resolved for the VA to determine the current reasonable feasibility of achieving a vocational goal.