In determining the entitlement of an individual who is eligible for supplemental educational assistance, VA will--
(a) Calculate the individual's entitlement to 38 U.S.C. chapter 33 educational assistance on the day he or she establishes eligibility for supplemental educational assistance; and
(b) Credit the individual with the same number of months and days of entitlement to supplemental educational assistance as the number calculated in paragraph (a) of this section. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3023, 3316)