; (C) with respect to whom the health care provider or clinical team of the Department of Veterans Affairs that is treating the veteran for such disorder determines based upon medical judgment that the veteran may potentially benefit from a service dog; and (D) who agrees to successfully complete training provided by an eligible organization pursuant to subsection (c). (3) Ongoing eligibility To remain eligible to participate in the pilot program under this section, a veteran shall see the health care provider or clinical team of the Department of Veterans Affairs treating the veteran for post-traumatic stress disorder at least once every 180 days to determine, based on a clinical evaluation of efficacy, whether the veteran continues to benefit from a service dog. (4) Other cases If at any point the veteran is no longer able or willing to care for the service dog, the veteran and the organization that provided the service dog to the veteran shall determine the appropriate recourse to ensure the safety of both the veteran and the service dog. (e) Relationship to Department of Veterans Affairs benefits The provision of a service dog to a veteran under this section is in addition to any other hospital care or medical service furnished by the Department for that veteran for post-traumatic stress disorder, and an improvement in symptoms as a result of the provision of a service dog shall not affect the eligibility of the veteran for any other benefit under the laws administered by the Secretary. (f) Metrics In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall— (1) develop metrics and other appropriate means to measure, with respect to veterans participating in the pilot program, the improvement in psychosocial function and therapeutic compliance of such veterans and changes with respect to the dependence on prescription narcotics and psychotropic medication of such veterans