Veterans Desk · Florida 501(c)(3) Nonprofit · Independent & Veteran-Built
Veterans Desk · Florida 501(c)(3) Nonprofit · Independent & Veteran-Built
Welcome to Veterans Desk, your trusted resource for connecting healthcare professionals with meaningful opportunities to serve our nation’s veterans. This guide is tailored for board-certified dermatologists and subspecialists—including those in Dermatopathology, Pediatric Dermatology, Mohs Micrographic Surgery, Procedural Dermatology, and Dermatologic Immunology—interested in enrolling in the VA Community Care Network (CCN).
Whether you specialize in skin cancer removal, biopsy interpretation, pediatric care, or managing chronic autoimmune skin diseases, your expertise is essential to the VA’s mission of providing timely, high-quality care to those who have served.
Ensure you meet core eligibility requirements:
Gather the following materials:
Proof of surgical privileges (if performing Mohs or procedural dermatology)
Submit your application through your regional VA CCN portal:
Participate in the required VA onboarding and compliance modules:
Access training resources via the VA Provider Training Portal.
The VA will:
Veterans experience high rates of skin conditions due to sun exposure, chemical exposures, combat environments, and immune system dysregulation. Common concerns include:
As a specialist in dermatologic care, your services help veterans manage chronic conditions, detect cancers early, and access specialized procedures like Mohs surgery and biopsy interpretation through dermatopathology.
Provide medical and surgical dermatology services tailored to a range of complex needs.
Detect and treat melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and rare dermatologic disorders.
Deliver precision removal of facial and high-risk skin cancers.
Apply your dermatopathology or immunology training to interpret complex biopsies and manage autoimmune conditions.
Work closely with VA oncology, rheumatology, pediatrics, and infectious disease teams.
Help veteran families navigate one of the most complex healthcare and service systems their children will encounter — with your expertise as the guide.
Reimbursable services (with prior authorization) include:
Yes. The VA often approves Mohs surgery, particularly for facial or high-risk non-melanoma skin cancers in eligible veterans.
Yes. Board-certified dermatopathologists may bill separately for interpretation of skin biopsies, provided the lab is credentialed and linked to CCN-authorized cases.
Primarily, the VA serves veterans. However, under CHAMPVA and other VA programs, eligible dependents may receive dermatologic care. Confirm this during credentialing.
Licensed Dermatologists & Subspecialists can begin the enrollment process in the VA Community Care Network through Optum (Regions 1–3) or TriWest (Regions 4–5). Veterans Desk provides education. The VA’s administrators handle enrollment.
