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Advocates push VA to classify athletic prosthetics as medically necessary for amputee veterans
Summary
Veterans' organizations and lawmakers told the subcommittee that adaptive prosthetics used for sports and recreation should be treated as medically necessary prosthetic services to support rehabilitation, community reintegration and mental health; VA generally supports the intent.
Lawmakers and veterans' groups urged the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health to amend VA policy so adaptive and sports prosthetics are treated as medically necessary prosthetic devices for eligible veterans.
Representatives and witnesses described the rehabilitative, social and mental‑health benefits of sports‑oriented prosthetic devices, such as running blades or…
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