At VA’s request, the Department of Defense (DoD) developed a fact sheet for each test, which includes information on the test dates, location, agent/stimulant used and whether DoD has provided VA the roster of personnel involved. Go to Project 112/SHAD Fact Sheets.*

The Veterans Health Initiative on Chemical, Biological and Radiological Weapons is an independent study course that was developed to provide clinicians an introduction to issues facing Veteran patients who may have been exposed to chemical, biological and radiological agents weapons. It includes information on Project 112/Project SHAD.

VA asked the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, a non-governmental organization, to conduct a study on potential health effects of participation in Project SHAD. The Institute of Medicine found no clear evidence that specific long-term health effects are associated with participation in Project SHAD. Read the 2007 report, Long-Term Health Effects of Participation in Project SHAD*†.

VA has sponsored a follow-up of the 2007 Institute of Medicine study on the health outcomes of participating in SHAD. The results of the new study should be available in summer 2014.