VA limits on check socket
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VA limits on check socket
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Our local VA director has informed me that the VA policy is that only one
check socket will be approved for all prosthetic patients. I recently
treated 3 AK full suction patients; 2 required 2 check sockets and 1 required
3. When the VA denied all but 1 check socket, I called and explained the
need for more than 1 check socket at times especially when dealing with full
suction sockets and difficult to fit patients. I was told that this is the
VA national policy. Does anyone have any input on this??
Thank You
David Falk CPO
check socket will be approved for all prosthetic patients. I recently
treated 3 AK full suction patients; 2 required 2 check sockets and 1 required
3. When the VA denied all but 1 check socket, I called and explained the
need for more than 1 check socket at times especially when dealing with full
suction sockets and difficult to fit patients. I was told that this is the
VA national policy. Does anyone have any input on this??
Thank You
David Falk CPO
Citation
“VA limits on check socket,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/216002.
