38 U.S.C. § 5905

Penalty for certain acts

Whoever wrongfully withholds from any claimant or beneficiary any part of a benefit or claim allowed and due to the claimant or beneficiary, shall be fined as provided in title 18, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

( Pub. L. 85–857 , Sept. 2, 1958 , 72 Stat. 1239 , § 3405; Pub. L. 99–576, title VII, § 701(81) , Oct. 28, 1986 , 100 Stat. 3298 ; Pub. L. 100–687, div. A, title I, § 104(b) , Nov. 18, 1988 , 102 Stat. 4109 ; renumbered § 5905 and amended Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1) , (d)(1), May 7, 1991 , 105 Stat. 238 , 239; Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1) , Aug. 6, 1991 , 105 Stat. 406 ; Pub. L. 109–461, title I, § 101(g) , Dec. 22, 2006 , 120 Stat. 3408 .)