ms. predeoux you may proceed. >> thank you. thank you for allowing paralyzed veterans of america to testify concerning services and ensuring that our nation's injured population is able to receive prosthetic devices in a timely manner is an important issue. we have more than 19,000 members who all utilize prosthetic services on a regular basis. the v.a. office of the inspector general released numerous reports, inventory management and prosthetic limb care. we believe these internal audits and investigations have identified many areas in need of improvement and we support the recommendations. these recommendations provide not only an opportunity to improve the prosthetic services but for all veterans that utilize prosthetic services. the evaluations and estimates are taking place during a critical turning point. the veterans health administration is undergoing a structural re-organization that directly impacts the delivery of prosthetic services to veterans. i will limit my remarks to this reorganization. it will not be solely

ms. predeoux come you may proceed. >> thank you members of the subcommittee. you frontline paralyzed veterans of america to testify today concerning prosthetic services of the department of veterans affairs and showing our nation injured veteran population is able to receive state-of-the-art devices in a timely manner is an extremely important issue for pva. with the 19,000 members all utilize prosthetic services on a bigger basis. in recent months the va office of inspector general least termers reports on prosthetics of psa has come and entry management cannot position of unsympathetic when care. pva believes these audits and investigations have identified many areas in need of improvement within psa snp va generally supports the oig recommendations. these recommendations provide not only an opportunity to improve upon services for veterans of the mutations that all veterans to utilize prosthetic services. the evaluations and effectiveness are taking place during a critical turning point for prosthetics. the veterans health administration is currently underg