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VA Posttraumatic Stress Disorder/Service Dog Study

In accordance with Section 1077 of Public Law 111-84, VA has conducted a study to evaluate whether service dogs or emotional support dogs can mitigate the symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Veterans. As required, VA submitted the results of the study for review by the National Academies of Science , Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) for review. The results of this study can be found here https://www.research.va.gov/ptsd-service-dogs.cfm.



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