diff --git a/domain-cc/cc-app/src/python_src/api.py b/domain-cc/cc-app/src/python_src/api.py
index 55ebe52e03..d68bd578b1 100644
--- a/domain-cc/cc-app/src/python_src/api.py
+++ b/domain-cc/cc-app/src/python_src/api.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException
 
-from .pydantic_models import Claim, PredictedClassification
+from .pydantic_models import Claim, ClaimLinkInfo, PredictedClassification
 from .util.brd_classification_codes import get_classification_name
 from .util.logging_dropdown_selections import build_logging_table
 from .util.lookup_table import ConditionDropdownLookupTable, DiagnosticCodeLookupTable
@@ -111,3 +111,17 @@ def get_classification(claim: Claim) -> Optional[PredictedClassification]:
 
     log_as_json({"classification": classification})
     return classification
+
+
+@app.post("/claim-linker")
+def link_vbms_claim_id(claim_link_info: ClaimLinkInfo):
+    log_as_json(
+        {
+            "message": "linking claims",
+            "va_gov_claim_id": sanitize_log(claim_link_info.va_gov_claim_id),
+            "vbms_claim_id": sanitize_log(claim_link_info.vbms_claim_id),
+        }
+    )
+    return {
+        "success": True,
+    }
diff --git a/domain-cc/cc-app/src/python_src/pydantic_models.py b/domain-cc/cc-app/src/python_src/pydantic_models.py
index 2daebaaaa1..a69ddcc353 100644
--- a/domain-cc/cc-app/src/python_src/pydantic_models.py
+++ b/domain-cc/cc-app/src/python_src/pydantic_models.py
@@ -27,3 +27,10 @@ class PredictedClassification(BaseModel):
 
     classification_code: int
     classification_name: str
+
+
+class ClaimLinkInfo(BaseModel):
+    """used for connecting VA.gov and VBMS claims to each other in order to track contention changes downstream"""
+
+    va_gov_claim_id: int
+    vbms_claim_id: int
diff --git a/domain-cc/cc-app/tests/test_claim_linker.py b/domain-cc/cc-app/tests/test_claim_linker.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ec7e1fca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/domain-cc/cc-app/tests/test_claim_linker.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+
+
+def test_claim_ids_logged(client: TestClient, caplog):
+    json_post_dict = {
+        "va_gov_claim_id": 100,
+        "vbms_claim_id": 200,
+    }
+    client.post("/claim-linker", json=json_post_dict)
+    expected_claim_link_json = {
+        'level': 'info',
+        "message": "linking claims",
+        "va_gov_claim_id": 100,
+        "vbms_claim_id": 200,
+    }
+    log_as_dict = eval(caplog.records[0].message)
+    del log_as_dict["date"]
+    assert log_as_dict == expected_claim_link_json