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VA Prosthetics Handbooks provide local VA staff with guidance on how to run the prosthetics program. Within these handbooks, veterans and advocates can find useful information to understand local policies and procedures, as well as to challenge adverse decisions.
This series deals specifically with the provision of various prosthetics, orthotics and durable medical equipment through the Veteran Health Administration's Prosthetics and Sensory Aids Service ("Prosthetics") or PSAS.
Prosthetics provides devices to eligible veterans for use outside of VA medical centers or facilities.
Additional information can be found at the VA Prosthetics Website.
This series deals specifically with the provision of various prosthetics, orthotics and durable medical equipment through the Veteran Health Administration's Prosthetics and Sensory Aids Service ("Prosthetics") or PSAS.
Prosthetics provides devices to eligible veterans for use outside of VA medical centers or facilities.
Additional information can be found at the VA Prosthetics Website.
- 1. VA Handbook 1173.1 - Prosthetics Eligibility
- 2. VA Handbook 1173.2 - Furnishing Prosthetic Appliances and Services
- 2.1. Purpose
- 2.2. Furnishing Appliances
- 2.3. Stock Procurement
- 2.4. Repairs to Appliances
- 2.5. Loan of Appliances
- 2.6. VA Prosthetics and Orthotic Laboratories
- 2.7. VA Restoration Clinics
- 2.8. VA Denver Distribution Center (DDC)
- 2.9. Direct Purchasing by Prosthetic Activities Under COCP
- 2.10. Prothetic Treatment Centers
- 2.11. Major Medical and Special Equipment Committee (MMSEC)
- 2.12. Visual Impairment Services Team (VIST)
- 2.13. Appendix A - Amputee Clinic Teams
- 2.14. Appendix B - Designated Prosthetic Treatment Centers
- 2.15. Appendix C - Prosthetic - Orthotic Laboratories Authorized in VA Field Facilities
- 2.16. Appendix D - Restoration Clinics Authorized in VA Field Facilities
- 3. VA Handbook 1173.3 - Amputee Clinic Teams
- 4. VA Handbook 1173.4 - Automotive Adaptive Equipment
- 4.1. Purpose
- 4.2. Background
- 4.3. Definitions
- 4.4. Scope
- 4.5. Authority
- 4.6. Reimbursement
- 4.7. Adaptive Equipment
- 4.8. Prosthetic Representative
- 4.9. Guidelines for Physicians
- 4.10. Driver Rehabilitation Specialist
- 4.11. The Prescribing Physician
- 4.12. Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
- 4.13. Purchase of a Vehicle
- 4.14. Guidelines that Apply When Furnishing Automotive Adaptive Equipment for Purchased or Leased Vehicles
- 4.15. Modifications
- 4.16. Repairs
- 4.17. Disposition of Replaced Adaptive Equipment
- 4.18. Unusual Requests
- 4.19. Additional Automobile Adaptive Equipment
- 4.20. Driver Rehabilitation Centers
- 5. VA Handbook 1173.5 - Aids for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- 5.1. Purpose
- 5.2. Eligibility
- 5.3. Definitions
- 5.4. Responsibilities of the Facility Director
- 5.5. Issuing Aids for the Blind
- 5.6. Request Procedure
- 5.7. Criteria for Issuance
- 5.8. Training
- 5.9. Replacement Appliances
- 5.10. Duplicate issuance of Appliances
- 5.11. Repairs
- 5.12. Guide Dogs
- 5.13. Stock Items
- 5.14. Home Set-Up of Equipment
- 6. VA Handbook 1173.6 - Wheelchairs and Special Mobility Aids
- 7. VA Handbook 1173.7 - Audiology and Speech Devices
- 8. VA Handbook 1173.8 - Medical Equipment and Supplies
- 8.1. Purpose
- 8.2. Definitions
- 8.3. Scope
- 8.4. Issuing Medical Equipment for Home Use
- 8.5. Beneficiary Services Contract
- 8.6. Patient Education and JCAHO Standards
- 8.7. Medical Supplies
- 8.8. Replacement and Spare Equpment
- 8.9. Repairs
- 8.10. Installations and Removals
- 8.11. Issuance of Medical Equipment
- 9. VA Handbook 1173.9 - Footwear and Foot Orthoses
- 10. VA Handbook 1173.10 - Orthotic Devices and Repairs
- 11. VA Handbook 1173.11 - Ocular Prostheses and Facial Restorations
- 12. VA Handbook 1173.12 - Prescription Optics and Low-Vision Devices
- 12.1. Purpose
- 12.2. Scope
- 12.3. Definitions
- 12.4. Eligibility
- 12.5. Special Eyeglasses, Lenses, Tints, or Frames
- 12.6. Replacement Eyeglasses
- 12.7. Second Pair and Spare Eyeglasses
- 12.8. Contact Lenses
- 12.9. Replacement Contact Lenses
- 12.10. Second Pair of Contact Lenses
- 12.11. Procedures for Furnishing Prescription Optics
- 12.12. Procuring Eyeglasses Using VA Forms 10-2914 and 10-2421
- 12.13. Repairs to Eyeglasses
- 12.14. Procedures for Furnished Repairs
- 12.15. References
- 12.16. Prescription Optics Mailed Directly to Veterans
- 12.17. Appendix A - Care of Your Eyeglasses
- 12.18. Appendix B - Bifocal Adaptation
- 13. VA Handbook 1173.13 - Home Respiratory Care Program
- 14. VA Handbook 1173.14 - Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) Program
- 14.1. Purpose
- 14.2. Scope
- 14.3. HISA Grants
- 14.4. Eligibility
- 14.5. Chargeable Improvement and Structural Alterations
- 14.6. Non-chargeable Improvement and Structural Alterations
- 14.7. HISA Program Responsibilities of Chief Prosthetics and Clinical Logistics Officer
- 14.8. HISA Program Responsibilities of Facility Director (or VISN Prosthetic Representative)
- 14.9. Responsibilities of the Facility HISA Committee
- 14.10. Responsibilities of the Chief, PSAS
- 14.11. Responsibilities of the Purchasing Agent
- 14.12. Application for HISA Benefits
- 14.13. Costing
- 14.14. Inquiries
- 15. VA Handbook 1173.15 - Clothing Allowance Benefit
- 15.1. Purpose
- 15.2. Definitions
- 15.3. Scope
- 15.4. Eligibility For Clothing Allowance
- 15.5. Entitlement Criteria
- 15.6. Clinical Evaluations/Re-Evaluations
- 15.7. Schedule of Payment
- 15.8. Prosthetic, Orthopedic Appliances and Skin Medications
- 15.9. System Procedures
- 15.10. Responsibilities
- 15.11. Appendix A - Determining Entitlement
- 15.12. Appendix B - Eligibility Notifications
- 16. VA Handbook 1173.16 - Driver Rehabilitation for Veterans with Disabilities Program
- 16.1. Purpose
- 16.2. Background
- 16.3. Definition
- 16.4. Policy
- 16.5. Responsibilities
- 16.6. Other Requirements
- 16.7. Staffing Qualifications
- 16.8. Equipment
- 16.9. Driver Rehabilitation Program Procedures
- 16.10. References
- 16.11. Appendix A - Department of Veterans Affairs(VA) Driver Rehabilitation Centers
- 16.12. Appendix B - Suggested Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) And Adaptive Equipment For Drive Rehabilitation Vehicles
- 16.13. Appendix C - Operational Guidelines
- 16.14. Appendix D - Sample Of A Driver Rehabilitation Instructor Training Course
- 17. VA Handbook 1173.17 - Home Telehealth Equipment Management Procedures
- 17.1. Purpose
- 17.2. Background
- 17.3. Definition of the Care Coordinator
- 17.4. Scope
- 17.5. Responsibility of the Office of Care Coordination Service (OCCS)
- 17.6. Responsibility of the VISN Prosthetic Manager
- 17.7. Responsibility of the VISN CCHT Lead
- 17.8. Responsibility of the Facility Director
- 17.9. Responsibility of the Prosthetics Representative
- 17.10. Responsibility of the Facility Care Coordinator
- 17.11. Procurement of Equipment