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Prosthetic & Sensory Aids Service (PSAS)

The mission of the Prosthetic & Sensory Aids Service (PSAS) is to provide comprehensive support to optimize health and independence of the Veteran. Our vision is to be the premier source of Prosthetic and Orthotic services, sensory aids, medical equipment, and support services for Veterans. We provide and help you use medical aids, hearing aids, state-of the-art adaptive home equipment and the other equipment to help you preserve and increase your mobility and independence.

Prosthetic and Rehabilitative Items and Service Regulation

This rule making adopts as final, with changes, proposed amendments to VA’s regulations governing the provision of prosthetic and rehabilitative items and services as medical services to Veterans.

This rule making establishes a new section for the provision of Prosthetic and Rehabilitative items and services, clarifies eligibility for such items and services, and defines the types of Prosthetic and Rehabilitative items and services available to eligible veterans.

Read the final rule on the Federal Register Publication Date – December 28, 2020; rule effective date, February 26, 2021. Federal Register :: Prosthetic and Rehabilitative Items and Services

Hours

Mon.                     8:00 AM-4:30PM

Tue.                       8:00 AM-4:30PM

Wed.                     8:00 AM-4:30PM

Thur.                     8:00 AM-4:30PM

Fri.                          8:00 AM-4:30PM

Sat.                                        CLOSED

Sun.                                       CLOSED

Federal Holidays             CLOSED

Appointments

Please contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment. A current consult is required to schedule with us.

Contact Information

Lexington: 

Referral required? Yes

Walk-ins accepted? No

Prosthetics and Sensory Aides

Veterans enrolled in the VA health care system and referred by a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician can receive a full range of services and durable medical equipment, including but not limited to:

  • Durable medical equipment
  • Mobility aids, such as walkers and wheelchairs
  • Communication and assistive devices
  • Home oxygen services
  • Surgical Implants
  • Recreational / rehabilitative equipment
  • Clinical orthotic and prosthetic custom-fabricated and fitted devices (e.g., shoe inserts, braces, artificial limbs)
  • Prosthetic item repairs
  • Aids for blindness and visual impairment
  • Prosthetic Benefit Programs, including: Clothing Allowance; Home Improvement & Structural Alterations; Automobile Adaptive Equipment; Service Dog Veterinary Health Insurance Benefits
  • Sensory Aids including hearing aids and eyeglasses provided to Veterans who qualify (i.e., former prisoners of war or Purple Heart recipients, Veterans with service connected disabilities, non-compensable service connected disability for hearing loss, permanently housebound or receive increased pension based on need for aid and attendance, or Veterans enrolled in the vocational rehabilitation program)

Orthotics and Prosthetics Lab

Contact information

Phone:

Hours 8:00am-4:30pm, Closed on Federal Holidays

Appointments

Please contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment. A current consult is required to schedule with us. 

If you do not have a current consult, please contact your primary care provider first.

ORTHOTICS 

Veterans referred by their primary or specialty care teams for orthotics including:

  • Bracing
  • Therapeutic Footwear
  • Compression Garments

Evaluations with the prosthetics team will guide the referral. Proper fit and usage are critical to your success, appointments to measure, fit, and modify the orthotics will be scheduled as appropriate.

PROSTHETICS (ARTIFICIAL LIMBS) 

AMPUTEE CLINIC  

Amputee clinic is a multi-disciplinary clinic staffed with healthcare providers from Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Prosthetics, including a physiatrist and a prosthetist. The team will work with you in prescribing you a prosthesis that best matches your abilities and goals. Amputee Clinic is your point of contact to manage your prosthetic and rehabilitation needs.

Your prosthesis may be provided by the VA no matter where and when your amputation surgery was performed, or if the amputation is related to a service-connected condition or not. You may choose to have your prosthesis evaluated, fabricated, and fit in our ABC accredited laboratory at the VA, or you have the option to be seen by a VA-approved and accredited prosthetist in the community.

Amputee Clinic Contact Information 

Phone:

AMPUTEE SYSTEM OF CARE

www.rehab.va.gov

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