Eligible Veterans reside in the Washington and Colorado State regions and are under VA or DoD care recovering from combat wounds, injuries, PTSD, TBI, homelessness, blindness and VI, and other military traumas. Referrals come from trained and trusted VA and VSO counselors who abide by the VetBikes criteria for referrals. We are not structured to handle at-large referrals, ship bikes, or take outsi
de our network referrals. Our Referrals coming from our network in the Seattle and Denver areas use a VetBikes Referral Form filled out by a VA (State or Federal), DoD, or VSO therapist, caseworker, or medical professional stating that the referred Veteran is currently, and has been under their care for a period long enough to determine that the Veteran is showing consistently positive signs of recovery and satisfactory progress in prescribed programs, eligible according to the VetBikes policy stated above, and recommending cycling as a therapy to be part of the Veteran’s recovery profile. This referral also declares that their patient is mentally and physically fit for cycling in public areas, currently lacks the means to procure their own bicycle and without the support of VetBikes would be at risk for not engaging in the recommended cycling therapy.
