You served. Getting chiropractic care through the VA shouldn’t feel like another deployment. Here’s exactly how it works to be seen here — step by step.
You generally qualify if you’re enrolled in (or eligible for) VA health care, your VA team approves it ahead of time, and at least one of these is true:
Chiropractic counts as specialty care, so the 60-minute drive / 28-day wait standard is the one that applies to you. The VA calculates the drive time from your home to the nearest VA chiropractic facility.
Five steps. We walk it with you.
Tell your VA primary care provider you want chiropractic care in the community. They start the referral — this approval has to come before your visit (except true emergencies).
The VA reviews it (allow up to ~14 days) and issues an authorization — a green light for a set block of chiropractic visits over a set window. They’ll mail you an authorization letter; bring it to your first visit.
Name us as your community provider. We’re already a VA Community Care provider — veteran-owned, and we know the process.
You get seen and treated. We bill the VA directly under your authorization — no chasing forms on your end.
If you need more than your authorization covers, our office submits the renewal request (VA Form 10-10172) with your progress notes — before the current one runs out, so there’s no gap. It isn’t automatic; it’s based on documented progress, and the VA usually answers within a few days.
These are the VA’s national chiropractic guidelines — your real numbers come from your own authorization and aren’t guaranteed. We’ll always tell you exactly where you stand.
If you’re in Berks County, your VA primary care and your community-care referrals are usually handled at the Berks County VA Clinic in Wyomissing — the closest one to Reading — under the Lebanon VA Medical Center. It starts with your VA primary care team: they initiate the referral, then you just name us.
Veteran, here’s the short version: get the referral from your VA team, name us, and come in. We’ll carry the rest. Questions? Call us at (610) 678-8600 and we’ll talk you through it.
General eligibility and process per VA.gov Community Care. Your specific eligibility and authorization are determined by the VA.