---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 21.5071"
title: "38"
number: "21.5071"
heading: "Months of entitlement allowed."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/21.5071"
---

# §21.5071. Months of entitlement allowed.

- (a) **Entitlement based on monthly contributions.** The Department of Veterans Affairs will credit an individual with 1 month of entitlement for each month he or she contributes to the fund up to a maximum of 36 months or its equivalent in part-time training.
- (b) **Entitlement based on lump-sum contributions.** If an individual elects to make a lump-sum contribution, the Department of Veterans Affairs will credit an individual with 1 month of entitlement for:
  - (1) Every $100 included in the lump sum, or
  - (2) **Every amount included in the lump sum which—**
    - (i) Is at least $25 but no more than $100,
    - (ii) Is evenly divisible by five, and
    - (iii) **Is specifically designated by the individual at the time he or she makes the contribution.**
- (c) **Entitlement based on both monthly and lump-sum contributions.**
  - (1) If the individual makes both monthly and lump-sum contributions, the Department of Veterans Affairs will:
    - (i) Compute the entitlement due to each type of contribution separately under paragraphs [(a)](#a) and [(b)](#b) of this section, and
    - (ii) **Will combine the results of the computations to determine the individual's total entitlement.**
  - (2) In no event will an individual's entitlement exceed 36 months or its equivalent in part-time training.

## Notes

### Amendments

[47 FR 51745, Nov. 17, 1982, as amended at 48 FR 50530, Nov. 2, 1983]

### Authority

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a), chs. 32, 36, and as noted in specific sections.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 31, Jan. 2, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[47 FR 51745, Nov. 17, 1982, as amended at 48 FR 50530, Nov. 2, 1983]