VA Office of Research & Development


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Veterans and the Public: Check out our Research Highlights and Featured Content sections below to learn about some of the research being done by VA researchers. Browse through the Programs section to discover the many research programs throughout the country, or learn about participating in a research study.

VA-Funded Researchers: This website serves as a resource for VA-funded researchers and research staff to learn of new funding opportunities, updated guidance and deadlines, and other topics of interest.

Announcements
Looking for the Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development (JRRD) or the Rehab R&D Service? Click here for information.
Data Security
Resources Regarding VA Research Data Security and Privacy

Information, guidance, and FAQs relating to the VA Research Data Security and Privacy initiative.
Research Highlights
Volunteering in Research

Click here to learn more about volunteering in VA research, and to order our new brochure!

 Volunteering In Research Brochure
Featured Content

Future directions in PTSD research and careIn a recent survey by the RAND Corporation of nearly 2,000 veterans of operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, half the respondents reported they had a friend who was killed or seriously wounded. Nearly half—45 percent—said they saw dead or seriously injured non-combatants. Not surprisingly, the rate of respondents who met the diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression was relatively high, at 18.5 percent. Based on these data, RAND estimates that some 300,000 veterans who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan are suffering from PTSD or major depression.
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Upcoming Events
Here you will find notifications for scientific meetings and events that may be of interest to the VA research community.

 


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