State VA representative says $14 million in benefits headed to Decatur County residents

Sep 19, 2026

Ron Higgins of the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs praised County Veteran Service Officer Ken Mobley for entering 126 new clients into the state system and said more than $14 million in VA benefits is coming to Decatur County residents.

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Ron Higgins, the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs southeast district representative, attended the meeting to meet a statutory compliance requirement for the county veteran service officer and to report on outreach and benefits. Higgins said County Veteran Service Officer Ken Mobley had entered 126 new clients into the state-supported system and that more than $14 million in VA benefits is coming to Decatur County residents, divided roughly evenly between compensation and pensions and VA health care.

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