Five VA Facilities Chosen to Start Service Dog Program for Veterans with PTSD

The Department of Veterans Affairs released its plan Tuesday to launch a canine training pilot program for eligible veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Five VA medical centers have been chosen across the country to offer the pilot program over the next five years, including the Anchorage VA Medical Center in Alaska, the Charles George Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Asheville, N.C., the Palo Alto VA Medical Center in California, the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans' Hospital in San Antonio; and the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center in Florida.