Hancock County (Indiana) Veterans Service Office

Indiana counties keep a county veteran service officer under IC 10-17-1-9; see the Indiana entries. Hancock County's officers, from the county's Veterans Services page: Robert A. Workman and Patrick N. Cooper, Veterans Service Officers, 98 East North Street, Suite 211, Greenfield, IN 46140, 317-462-8767, "10 am to 3 pm - By Appointment Only". The State's service officer locator gives the same office in the Memorial Building, Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., fax 317-477-1201, [email protected] and [email protected], with the State's Central District service officer behind them. What it does. Free help with VA compensation, pension, survivor, burial, education and health care claims and with Indiana's benefits, among them the property tax deductions and credits (the Auditor entry) and the county burial allowance (its own entry). The page also links the Indiana Vietnam veterans gift information and an overview of federal and State benefits. The office in the records. On January 20, 2026 the State's district service officer told the Commissioners that "Hancock County Veterans' Affairs Officers are complying and meet all standards" of the State's new Service Officer Accreditation Standards. On February 4, 2026 the Council took up a $13,200 appropriation to set up the office's budget, $8,000 of it because, "Per the state", the part-time officer "must work more hours"; on March 11, 2026 it raised the part-time officer's pay line from $21,773 to $29,773 (Ordinance 2026-3A, 6-0), and on July 8, 2026 it set the 2027 line at $30,666.