[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 38, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 38CFR21.80]

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            TITLE 38--PENSIONS, BONUSES, AND VETERANS' RELIEF
 
          CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (CONTINUED)
 
PART 21--VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND EDUCATION--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart A--Vocational Rehabilitation Under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 31
 
Sec. 21.80  Requirement for a rehabilitation plan.

    (a) General. An IWRP (Individualized Written Rehabilitation Plan) 
will be developed for each veteran eligible for rehabilitation services 
under Chapter 31. The plan is intended to assist in:
    (1) Providing a structure which allows VR&C staff to translate the 
findings made in the course of the initial evaluation into specific 
rehabilitation goals and objectives;
    (2) Monitoring the veteran's progress in achieving the 
rehabilitation goals established in the plan;
    (3) Assuring the timeliness of assistance by Department of Veterans 
Affairs staff in providing services specified in the plan; and
    (4) Evaluating the effectiveness of the planning and delivery of 
rehabilitation services by VR&C staff.
    (b) When a plan is prepared. A plan will be prepared in each case in 
which a veteran will pursue:
    (1) A vocational rehabilitation program, as that term is defined in 
Sec. 21.35(i);
    (2) An extended evaluation program;
    (3) An independent living services program; or
    (4) An employment program.

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    (c) Plan--a generic term. The term plan refers to the IWRP 
(Individualized Written Rehabilitation Plan) Sec. 21.84, IEEP 
(Individualized Extended Evaluation Plan) Sec. 21.86, IEAP 
(Individualized Employment Assistance Plan) Sec. 21.88, and IILP 
(Individualized Independent Living Plan) Sec. 21.90.


(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3107(a))

    (d) Plan not required. A plan will not be prepared for a veteran who 
is not eligible for any assistance under Chapter 31. Department of 
Veterans Affairs staff, with the veteran's assistance and cooperation, 
will utilize information developed in the course of an initial 
evaluation to assist the veteran to develop alternatives for education 
and training, independence in daily living, or employment assistance. 
This assistance should help the veteran in achieving attainable 
vocational, independent living and employment goals utilizing benefits 
and services for which the veteran may be eligible under other 
Department of Veterans Affairs or non-Department of Veterans Affairs 
programs.


(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 523, 7722(c))