{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-21.5816","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 21.5816","heading":"False or fraudulent claims.","body":"Each individual, or school officer or official shall be subject to civil penalties or criminal penalties, or both, under applicable Federal law for submitting a false or fraudulent report, revision to a report, or verification of accuracy of a report used to support an individual's claim, even though the report or verification is provided gratuitously or voluntarily to VA.","path":["Title 38—Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","PART 21—VETERAN READINESS AND EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION","Subpart H—Educational Assistance Test Program"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-38.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:50Z","sha256":"67d212b0964083c284724eb71ea7bbd658254cd44dd3dd800e2955be276a74f2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-21.5812","next":"us/38-cfr-21.5820"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}