Now that the General Assembly is over halfway through, our elected officials still have plenty of time to address the critical needs of Hoosier veterans.
Although there were a plethora of bills introduced addressing many problems faced by veterans, only a few are still alive. There are several issues and opportunities that should be addressed. First and foremost, the Legislature must address the Indiana Veteran/National Guard suicide crisis and the devastating impact of PTSD and traumatic brain injury.
Indiana legislators should be creative and innovative in addressing the needs of our veterans, but they can also lead the state to leverage federal resources to connect our veterans to existing services. The Veterans Administration says an average of 36 percent of all veterans should be receiving some type of disability compensation, but in Indiana, we are only at 26 percent. At that, our disabled veterans bring in over $2 billion and support services a year to our state. If the state can achieve the VA’s targeted standard, that would be another $980 million coming to Indiana to our disabled veterans, which will also boost our local communities economically.
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