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Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Twitter Feed
This Twitter feed provides content related to VA health care, benefits, and burial and memorial services, and to allow veterans, service members, their spouses and families the opportunity to develop a dialogue regarding these issues. VA will also use this forum to respond to questions and concerns regarding VA services.
Please note this feed does not provide individual medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. It is not continuously monitored and does not provide emergency services. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call 911 immediately. If you are in emotional crisis, or are concerned about a Veteran or current service member, call the Veterans Crisis Line at 1-800-273-8255 (press “1”).
Posted comments and images do not necessarily represent the views of VA. While VA will not collect or retain these comments in our records, this is a public forum and the privacy policies of Twitter apply. Any information provided in tweets, retweets, replies and mentions will be available to the general public. As such, the user agrees that he/she will not:
- Tweet, retweet, or reply with any personal details such as file numbers, social security numbers, personal health information, or other information in which an individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy.
- Publish statements or comments that contain abusive or vulgar language, spam, hate speech, or defamatory or threatening remarks regarding any person or entity.
- Impersonate another person.
- Allow another person or entity to use the user’s identity for posting or viewing comments.
VA, at its sole discretion, may remove communications that fail to comport with the terms and conditions outlined herein. VA may also terminate a user’s access to this site or delete any communications posted on this site whether or not they violate these standards identified herein. The user agrees to indemnify VA against damages, losses, liabilities, judgments, costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) arising out of a claim relating to any material the user has posted.
This feed may not be used for the submission of any VA claim, demand, informal or formal complaint, or any other form of legal and/or administrative notice or process, or for the purpose of exhausting of any legal and/or administrative remedy.
If you have specific questions regarding a VA program that involves details you do not wish to share publicly, please visit our secure question and answer site, VA’s Inquiry Routing & Information System (IRIS), at https://iris.va.gov, where frequently asked questions are addressed and specific questions about particular situations may be submitted.
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