We focus on these four main priorities to ensure meaningful and impactful improvements in the lives of veterans and their families, addressing critical needs with the most significant potential for positive change.

Priority 1: Claim Shark Legislation

 

Unaccredited, for-profit companies charge veterans large fees for help filing VA disability claims. Accredited service officers provide this service at no cost. These "claim sharks" prey on uninformed veterans and their families.​

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What we are asking for: Enact state legislation to restrict these practices and protect Indiana veterans.

 

Priority 2: Education Benefit Restoration

 

Restore the tuition and fee benefit for children of disabled veterans to its pre-2014 structure so they receive the full benefit earned through their parent's service and sacrifice.

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What We're Asking For: Restore the pre-2014 tuition and fee benefit.

 

Priority 3: Wartime Service Eligibility

 

Indiana's current wartime service requirement excludes many National Guard members and thousands of Cold War era veterans from state veterans benefits, despite their honorable service.

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What We're Asking For: Pass legislation to align eligibility with 
actual service, including Cold War era veterans and Indiana National Guard members. 

 

Priority 4: National Guard State-Sponsored Life Insurance

 

Provide greater peace of mind for Indiana's citizen-soldiers and their families by establishing $10,000 in state-funded life insurance coverage for members of the Indiana National Guard.

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What We're Asking For: Establish $10,000 in no-cost, state-funded life insurance coverage for Indiana National Guard members.