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 skilled healthcare professionals with opportunities to serve our nation’s veterans. This guide is tailored for physicians and licensed healthcare providers specializing in Sports Medicine. Whether you’re a board-certified Sports Medicine physician or a primary care provider with additional qualifications, this page outlines everything you need to enroll in the VA Community Care Network (CCN).
Apply through your designated regional CCN portal:
All providers must complete onboarding and compliance training:
Veterans often experience musculoskeletal issues as a result of their physically demanding service, ranging from joint pain to ligament injuries, overuse syndromes, and combat-related trauma. These conditions may persist long after separation from service, affecting mobility, quality of life, and mental health.
As a Sports Medicine provider in the VA CCN, your role may include:
Help veterans maintain physical function, reduce chronic pain, and avoid unnecessary surgery.
Partner with VA physical therapists, orthopedic surgeons, primary care, and rehabilitation teams.
Deliver advanced conservative care including imaging coordination, ultrasound-guided injections, and rehab planning.
Bill for medically necessary services as defined in the veteran’s VA care plan.
Provide care in outpatient clinics, rehabilitation centers, or via telehealth, where applicable.
Help veteran families navigate one of the most complex healthcare and service systems their children will encounter — with your expertise as the guide.
Yes. You may refer patients for physical therapy, occupational therapy, or imaging studies as long as the referral is authorized in the veteran’s VA-approved care plan and meets medical necessity criteria.
These treatments are not routinely covered. However, if there is strong clinical justification and the service is authorized in the care plan, some exceptions may apply.
Yes. As long as services are consistent with the veteran’s approved care plan and align with VA clinical guidelines, ongoing care is permitted.
Telehealth may be approved for follow-up visits, consults, and non-invasive evaluations depending on regional policy and licensure rules.
Licensed Sports Medicine Provider can begin the enrollment process through Optum (Regions 1–3) or TriWest (Regions 4–5). Veterans Desk provides education. The VA’s administrators handle enrollment.
