Our Services
- Service-connected disability compensation
- Veterans pension and survivors’ pension
- Non-service-connected disability pension
- Survivor benefits
- Federal health care benefits
- Veterans’ emergency assistance
- Control and distribute U.S. flags and holders to various volunteers for placement on Veterans’ gravesites
- Medical transportation
- Assistance with records requests
- Honor wall brick applications and unveilings
- Payment of burial allowances (processed by the funeral home)
- Ensuring grave markers and headstones are properly requested and placed
- Track Veteran internment locations
- Assist with Veterans Treatment Court as necessary
- Remain current on new laws and regulations
- Connect Veterans and their dependents to all available resources
Medical Transportation
Did you know that our office operates three vehicles through the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) organization?
These vans are driven by volunteers who help transport Veterans to and from VA medical appointments at locations like the Indiana VA Clinic, Butler VA Medical Center, James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center, and the Pittsburgh VA Medical Center.
You do need to be able to enter and exit the van on your own to utilize this service. If you require a spouse to assist you, a form must be completed and signed by your physician authorizing your spouse to be an authorized rider.
Please call 724-465-3815 to get on our schedule or for more information.
Records Request
The DD-214 provides the member with a concise record of a period of service with the Armed Forces at the time of the member’s separation, discharge or change in military status. In addition, the form is an authoritative source of information for both governmental agencies and the Armed Forces for purposes of employment, benefit, and reenlistment data.
We highly recommend that Veterans record their discharges/ DD-214s with the Indiana County Recorder of Deeds, located on the first floor of the courthouse. Doing so will allow the Veteran to obtain free certified copies for the remainder of their life as well as Veteran’s next-of-kin upon their death.
National Archives
If you did not file your DD-214 with Recorder of Deeds office and you do not have a copy, you can request a copy of your DD-214 and other military service records from the National Archives.
You can request your military service records to get information like:
- Your character of discharge (from your DD214 or other separation documents)
- Your duty stations and assignments
- Your medals and decorations (awards)
- Your qualifications, licenses, and certificates
You can request records from the National Archives online or by mail.
Option 1: Request your records online
You can request your military service records online using the National Archives’ eVetRecs tool. When you get to eVetRecs, select Make a new request.
Note: You will receive an email letting you know that your request has been received.
Option 2: Fill out the National Archive’s request form (to mail)
Fill out a Request Pertaining to Military Records (Standard Form 180).
Mail your completed form to the appropriate address listed on the last page of the form. To find the right address number for you, you’ll need to use the first chart on that page to find your branch of service, separation date, and type of record.
Honor Wall
Indiana County is committed to honoring Veterans. The Veteran Memorial Wall at the Indiana County Courthouse is expanding. The new wall was installed and unveiled in June 2024. We are still accepting applications for additional decorative bricks. We will be unveiling the next section of bricks once 1/3 (approximately 63 bricks) applications have been received. As of October 15, 2024, we need 58 more bricks for the next unveiling.
Veterans Treatment Court
The mission is to identify and provide specific interventions for Veterans involved in the Indiana County criminal justice system, in such a way to promote public safety, reduce recidivism and costs, while improving the lives of veterans, their families, and the community through treatment, support, and intensive Court supervision.
Veterans Treatment Court Mentors support Veterans in readjusting to civilian life, assist Veterans in navigating through the court, treatment, and VA systems, and act as a friend and ally through this difficult time.
The motto of the Mentor Program is that no one is left behind. A Mentor is paired with a Veteran to provide support as the Veteran works through VTC. Mentors are present as an ally and friend to assist veterans through this difficult time. Their shared experiences assist the veterans in regaining control of their lives and in successfully connecting to and maintaining treatment, leading to successful completion of the Indiana County Veterans Treatment Court Program.
Indiana County Veterans Treatment Court (“VTC”) was started in 2019 to address the growing number of Veterans involved in the criminal justice system. Veterans Treatment Court promotes sobriety, recovery, and stability through a coordinated response involving Indiana County’s Judges, Court Administration, the District Attorney, Public Defender, Adult Probation, the Mental Health Program, Domestic Relations, County Veterans Affairs, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. In addition, there are veteran volunteers, some of whom serve on the Treatment Team and others who serve as Mentors. The goal is to give each program participant the best possible chance of getting back on track as a healthy, productive Veteran and citizen.
Applications are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Veterans Treatment Court has no additional costs for the County or the program participants. We hope to offer our Veterans access to needed services, an opportunity to address their justice-related issues and a chance to get “squared-away.”
Veterans Treatment Court Referral and Application