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For the 100,000 Veterans with limb loss, VA’s digital prosthetics toolbox is offering greater comfort, mobility and freedom.

Mobile Care teams expand access to the Nashville area to provide Specialty Orthotic and Prosthetic care for rural Veterans with limb loss.

Telehealth makes quality care a reality for Veterans with limb loss and others who may have a tough time traveling to VA appointments

With remote temperature monitoring technology, Veterans can receive preventative care for diabetic foot conditions such as ulcers.

For more than a decade, Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month has raised awareness of limb loss prevention and recognized people living with limb loss or limb difference. Established by the Amputee Coalition, the only national nonprofit dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of amputees and their families, it has been supporting, educating, and advocating for impacted people since its inception.

VA’s groundbreaking partnership with Podimetrics helping to end diabetic limb loss is a great example of partnership and innovation.

The Podimetrics Mat, a new medical device that could prevent limb loss in Veterans with diabetes, is now in use at 15 VA medical centers. The mat uses thermographic monitoring of a patient’s feet to identify early onset of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), which can lead to limb loss if not detected early.

A career researcher with the Providence VA Medical Center in Rhode Island, has been awarded for her work with Veterans who have experienced upper-limb loss.

FLOW4 provides real-time updates on prosthetic device orders, improving Veteran care.

“I wouldn’t be here without VA. They changed my life,” said Navy Veteran Joe Ann McBride, who gets her care at the Carl Vincent VA Medical Center in Dublin, Georgia and is participating this week at the National Veterans Golden Age Games.

VA’s Amputation System of Care is using telehealth to help Veterans with limb loss. Community prosthetists are an important part of the team.

Most U.S. states and territories provide tax benefits for Veterans, [...]