HEALTHCAREVA program
VA Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service
Prosthetic limbs, orthotic devices, wheelchairs, power chairs, home oxygen, CPAP machines, and other durable medical equipment and supplies for veterans. Some supplies, such as hearing aid batteries, CPAP supplies, and prosthetic socks, are free to order for veterans enrolled in VA health care and registered at a VA medical center when a VA provider prescribed them or the related device.
Available to enrolled veterans with a clinically determined need
Step-by-step guide
What you get
Devices that support or replace a body part or function, from artificial limbs, braces, wheelchairs, and walkers to home oxygen, communication devices, implants, hearing aids, and eyeglasses, along with fitting, training, repairs, and replacements.
What VA looks for: enrollment and a prescription
- Enrolled in VA health care, and getting VA careYou are enrolled in VA health care, or exempt from enrolling under 38 CFR 17.37(a) through (c), and you are getting VA care. A prescription from a VA provider, or from a VA community care provider, counts as getting VA care.
- A prescription based on needYour provider prescribes the item in consultation with you. VA provides it when VA finds it is needed, it is a direct and active part of your treatment and rehabilitation, and it is not only for comfort or convenience.
Source: 38 CFR 17.3220 (opens in new tab); 38 CFR 17.36(a) (opens in new tab); 38 CFR 17.3230(a) (opens in new tab); 38 CFR 17.3240 (opens in new tab)
What do you need?
- Limbs, braces, wheelchairs, and other equipment
VA uses the word prosthetic for any device that supports or replaces a body part or function. Under 38 CFR 17.3230, VA provides mobility aids, orthotic and prosthetic devices, home medical and respiratory equipment, communication and cognitive devices, implants, adaptive household and recreation items, home exercise equipment, and training with and fitting of the item.
Source: VA Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service: about PSAS (opens in new tab); 38 CFR 17.3230(a) (opens in new tab); 38 CFR 17.3220 (opens in new tab); 38 CFR 17.38(a)(1)(viii) (opens in new tab)
- Hearing aids and eyeglasses
Hearing aids, eyeglasses, and contact lenses follow their own rule, 38 CFR 17.149. VA gives them to veterans already getting VA care who are in a group the rule lists.
- A group 38 CFR 17.149 listsA compensable service-connected disability; a former prisoner of war; a Purple Heart; benefits under 38 U.S.C. 1151; increased pension for aid and attendance or for being permanently housebound; a vision or hearing loss caused by another condition VA is treating, or by that treatment; a significant functional or cognitive impairment shown by deficits in activities of daily living, not counting normally occurring vision or hearing loss; or a loss so severe the aid is needed to take part in your own care. A service-connected hearing disability rated 0 percent can also lead to hearing aids for that disability.
Source: 38 CFR 17.149(a) (opens in new tab); 38 CFR 17.149(b) (opens in new tab); 38 CFR 17.38(a)(1)(viii) (opens in new tab); 38 CFR 17.149(c) (opens in new tab)
What to gather, and what it shows VA
| Document | What it shows | How VA gets it | Have it? |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA health care application VA Form 10-10EZ, the application for VA health care. | Your application to VA for health care | Apply to VA online, by phone, by mail, or in person at a VA medical center or clinic. | |
| DD214 or other separation papers Your military discharge papers, which VA asks you to have ready when you apply for health care. | Your service and character of discharge | If you do not have a copy, VA says it requests your DD214 when it receives an application for VA benefits. VA.gov also explains how to request it from the National Archives. | Yes |
| Your provider prescription The order your VA provider, or a VA community care provider, writes for the item, in consultation with you. | That the item is needed for your care | Talk with your VA health care team. VA fills it directly or through a VA-authorized vendor. | |
| Amputee Clinic evaluation An evaluation by the Amputee Clinic team, who prescribe a prosthesis with you that matches your abilities and goals. | The prosthesis that fits your needs | Contact the Amputee Clinic at your VA directly, or have your VA physician send a consult. | |
| VA benefit letter or award record A VA benefit summary letter showing a service-connected disability or pension, or your service records showing an award such as the Purple Heart. | Which 38 CFR 17.149 group the record shows | Download VA letters on VA.gov. Military service records, which list medals and decorations, come from the National Archives; VA.gov explains how to request them. | Yes |
Your provider prescribes the item and VA fills it. BeneVets does not ask about your health or your devices.
Steps, in order
- Free help with VA claims
Prosthetic care is not a VA claim. For a VA benefit claim, an accredited VSO helps at no cost. Free help: an accredited VSO can file this with you. Find one near you in the BeneVets VSO directory at Find an accredited VSO near you.
Source: VA.gov: accredited representatives (opens in new tab); VA.gov: how to apply for VA health care (opens in new tab)
- Enroll in VA health care
Apply for VA health care with VA Form 10-10EZ, online, by phone, by mail, or in person. If you are already enrolled, skip this step.
Source: VA Form 10-10EZ (opens in new tab); VA.gov: how to apply for VA health care (opens in new tab)
- Talk with your VA health care team
Start with your VA primary care provider or a specialty clinic. They can refer you to Prosthetics for an evaluation, and your provider prescribes the item with you. You can also contact your local Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service with questions.
Source: VA Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service: about PSAS (opens in new tab); 38 CFR 17.3240 (opens in new tab); VA Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service (opens in new tab)
- Get measured and fitted
Prosthetics schedules you to measure, fit, and adjust items such as a brace or therapeutic footwear. Therapeutic footwear follows criteria VA sets nationally and needs a foot exam before the referral. Training with and fitting of a prescribed item are part of what VA provides.
Source: VA Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service: about PSAS (opens in new tab); 38 CFR 17.3230(a) (opens in new tab)
- Get VA approval before a vendor fills it
If a VA-authorized vendor will furnish the item, VA authorizes it first. Outside emergency or urgent care, VA does not pay for items it did not authorize.
Source: 38 CFR 17.3240 (opens in new tab); 38 CFR 17.3250 (opens in new tab)
- Reorder supplies
If you are enrolled, registered at a VA medical center, and your VA provider prescribed the device, order hearing aid and CPAP supplies online, by phone, or by mail, and prosthetic socks by phone or mail, from the VA Denver Logistics Center, free of charge. Online orders for hearing aid or CPAP supplies need an order from the past 2 years.
Good to know
VA says your prosthesis may be provided no matter where or when your amputation surgery was done, and whether or not the amputation is service connected. You can choose a VA lab or a VA-approved, accredited prosthetist in the community. The Amputee Clinic, a physiatrist and a prosthetist working together, is your point of contact.
Source: VA Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service: about PSAS (opens in new tab)
When VA finds it is needed, VA can repair a covered item, even one VA did not first prescribe, unless it replaces the item for cost or clinical reasons. VA can replace an item that is damaged, destroyed, lost, or stolen, or when a new one is clinically indicated, but not only to get a newer model. An item becomes yours once you take it, unless VA decides on clinical grounds to loan it; then you agree to the loan terms to get it.
Source: 38 CFR 17.3230(a) (opens in new tab); 38 CFR 17.3230(b) (opens in new tab)
VA fills a prescription itself or pays a VA-authorized vendor to furnish it. Outside emergency and urgent care, VA pays a vendor only for items VA authorized first. Use items as prescribed and as the maker and your training direct, or VA may not replace them.
Source: 38 CFR 17.3240 (opens in new tab); 38 CFR 17.3250 (opens in new tab)
Clothing allowance, home improvements and structural alterations (HISA), automobile adaptive equipment, and service and guide dog benefits run through PSAS but each follows its own rule.
Source: 38 CFR 17.3200(b) (opens in new tab); VA Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service: about PSAS (opens in new tab)
BeneVets is informational and is not an accredited representative. Free help: an accredited VSO can work through VA benefits with you at no cost. Find an accredited VSO near you
Sources checked October 16, 2026: 38 CFR 17.36(a) (opens in new tab), 38 CFR 17.38(a)(1)(viii) (opens in new tab), 38 CFR 17.149(a) (opens in new tab), 38 CFR 17.149(b) (opens in new tab), 38 CFR 17.149(c) (opens in new tab), 38 CFR 17.3200(b) (opens in new tab), 38 CFR 17.3220 (opens in new tab), 38 CFR 17.3230(a) (opens in new tab), 38 CFR 17.3230(b) (opens in new tab), 38 CFR 17.3240 (opens in new tab), 38 CFR 17.3250 (opens in new tab), VA Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service (opens in new tab), VA Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service: about PSAS (opens in new tab), VA.gov: order medical supplies (opens in new tab), VA.gov: how to apply for VA health care (opens in new tab), VA Form 10-10EZ (opens in new tab), VA.gov: request your military service records (opens in new tab), VA.gov: download VA benefit letters (opens in new tab), VA.gov: accredited representatives (opens in new tab)