CHAPTER 5. VETERAN BENEFITS

IC 10-17-5
    Chapter 5. Veteran Benefits

IC 10-17-5-1
World War II benefits to veterans of other wars
    Sec. 1. A person who:
        (1) served in the:
            (A) armed forces of the United States in World War II;
            (B) active military or naval service on or after September 16,1940, and before the termination of World War II;
            (C) armed forces of the United States during the Koreancrisis on or after June 25, 1950; or
            (D) armed services of the United States during the Vietnamconflict on or after August 5, 1964;
        (2) sustained injury or disease in the line of duty:
            (A) as a direct result of armed conflict;
            (B) while engaged in extra-hazardous service, includingservice under conditions simulating war; or
            (C) while the United States was engaged in war; and
        (3) was discharged or released from the service specified undersubdivision (1) under conditions other than dishonorable;
and the spouse, surviving spouse, or child of a person described insubdivisions (1) through (3) who is a resident of Indiana has therights and privileges held by soldiers, sailors, nurses, or otherveterans, spouses, surviving spouses, and children of World War Iunder section 2 of this chapter or other statutes.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8.

IC 10-17-5-2
Civil War benefits to veterans of other wars
    Sec. 2. The:
        (1) soldiers and sailors of World War I;
        (2) soldiers and sailors of the war with Spain;
        (3) soldiers and sailors of the war in the Philippine Islands;
        (4) soldiers who were in service on the Mexican border duringthe years 1916 and 1917; and
        (5) soldiers and sailors who are in the regular service of theUnited States;
who are residents of Indiana and the surviving spouses and orphansof individuals specified in subdivisions (1) through (5) have therights and privileges held by the soldiers and sailors of the Civil Warand the surviving spouses and orphans of the soldiers and sailors ofthe Civil War.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8.

IC 10-17-5-3
World War I benefits to nurses
    Sec. 3. (a) A nurse who:
        (1) served as a nurse during World War I with the armed forcesof the United States;        (2) was honorably discharged from service; and
        (3) is a resident of Indiana;
has the benefits, rights, privileges, and immunities conferred underIndiana law upon honorably discharged soldiers, sailors, and marineswho served in World War I.
    (b) The benefits, rights, privileges, and immunities described insubsection (a) that are conferred under Indiana law upon arepresentative, an heir, or a relative of an honorably dischargeddeceased soldier, sailor, or marine who served in the armed forces ofthe United States during World War I are also conferred upon arepresentative, an heir, or a relative of a deceased nurse described insubsection (a).
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8.