The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) MyVA Health Journal App allows you to access your official VA medical record and enter information about your health. With the app, you can store contact information and health and military histories, as well as record your wellness goals, monitor your mood and create entries about a variety of health topics. You can also set reminders about appointments or to create new health entries so you remember to track your health.

To use the MyVA Health Journal App, you must (1) be enrolled in VA health care, and (2) have a DS Logon Level 2 (Premium) Account. The Mobile Blue Button App within the MyVA Health Journal App can access your VA Electronic Health Record (EHR) and therefore, for your security, requires a DS Logon Level 2 (Premium) Account. If you do not have a DS Logon Level 2 (Premium) Account, or you are not sure, visit mobile.va.gov/dslogon for more information.

Your VA care team may not review your information unless you request it. You can make a request by phone, Secure Message or in person.

These are the app’s core features:

• My Profile – Store military and occupational history.
• My Story – Reflect on values and goals, and rate your state of health and wellness.
• My Medical – Create appointment plans, store medical history, and record symptoms and medical events.
• Personal Trackers – Enter and track health items (e.g., diet, exercise, glucose).
• My Reminders – Set reminders for appointments, medications and more.
• Notifications – Receive notifications from VA based on data in the app.
• Contacts – Store health care, personal and insurance contacts and record when you last communicated with them.
• Assessments – Assess your health and rate your hospital and outpatient care.
• Images and Documents – Save files related to your health or military service.
• Health Report – Create a report from data in the app.

When you log into the MyVA Health Journal App, you will see a Home screen with a Mobile Blue Button (MBB) App icon (blue icon with white down arrow centered at the bottom). Tap the MBB icon to access your VA EHR. For instructions on how to use the Mobile Blue Button App, access training materials here: mobile.va.gov/app/mobile-blue-button.

There are two menus to help you navigate the app:

• Menu (four-line icon in upper left corner) – Slide-out menu that allows you to access Home, My Profile, My Story, My Medical, Personal Trackers, My Reminders, Notifications, Contacts, Assessments, Images and Documents and Health Report.
• Options (four-line icon with silhouette in upper right corner) – Slide-out menu that allows you to access About, Help, Resources, Launchpad and Logout.

Tap on the icons, and the menus will slide out from the sides of the screen. To close the menus, tap the menu icons again.

Each feature in the MyVA Health Journal App is broken out into subcategories. Most of these categories allow you to enter your health and wellness information related to the subcategories’ topic. As you are viewing a MyVA Health Journal App feature, tap the subcategory you would like to view. The details of the subcategory will appear in the right pane of the screen. Tap the + in the upper right corner of the screen, and you will go to a screen that allows you to enter your information. Each entry’s fields will vary depending on the feature, but here are the options you may see:

• Names/Notes – Type the data or comments into the box.
• Categories – Tap the bar under the heading, and a drop-down menu will appear. Tap the option you would like to select.
• Dates – Either (1) type the date in MM/DD/YYYY format, or (2) tap the calendar icon. A pop-up calendar will appear. Scroll to select the month, day and year. Tap Set.
• Status – Tap the bubble next to options.
• Scale – Slide the dot along the bar to indicate measurement or assessment.
• Attaching Files – Tap Attach File, and attach an image or document from your device to upload.

Tap Save.

Most of the MyVA Health Journal App features allow you to filter information to narrow down or expand the data you would like to view. The filters vary depending on the feature, but here are the options you may see:

• Dates – Either (1) type the date in MM/DD/YYYY format, or (2) tap the calendar icon. A pop-up calendar will appear. Scroll to select the month, day and year. Tap Set.
• Categories – Tap the bar under the heading, and a drop-down menu will appear. Tap the option you would like to select.
• Status – Tap the circle next to status category.
To sort data by the filters you set, tap Apply. To return to all data after sorting, tap Reset. NOTE: The date ranges must not exceed one year.

Some of the features allow you to create notifications (e.g., My Reminders, Personal Trackers, Assessments and the Goals component of My Story). On these features’ screens, tap Notification. You will go to a Notification screen, and tap the circle next to either On or Off. If you select Off, the screen will become gray, and the fields will not be able to be edited. If you select On, fill out the fields:

• Start Date – Either (1) type the date in MM/DD/YYYY format, or (2) tap the calendar icon. A pop-up calendar will appear. Scroll to select the month, day and year. Tap Set
• Notify Me – Tap the bar under the heading, and a drop-down menu will appear. Tap either Daily, Weekly or Monthly.
• Notification Time – Type the time in HH:MM AM/PM format.
• Notification Delivery – Tap to check the box(es) next to In-App and/or Email.

Whether you are turning on or off the notification, tap Save.

My Reminders allows you to set reminders for appointments, preventive service (provider-recommended due dates for screenings and vaccinations), medication and other health-related items. When you are viewing a My Reminder subcategory, tap the + in the upper right corner of the screen. You will go to an Add Reminder screen. The fields will differ depending on the reminder you are creating, but here are the options you may see:

• Names/Titles/Locations – Type the names into the box.
• Notes/Reasons – Types comments and explanations into the box.
• Status – Tap the circle next to On or Off.
• Dates – Either (1) type the date in MM/DD/YYYY format, or (2) tap the calendar icon. A pop-up calendar will appear. Scroll to select the month, day and year. Tap Set.
• Notify Me – Either tap (1) the bar to select from the drop-down menu options, or (2) tap the box next to the day on which you would like to receive your notification.
• Notification Delivery – Tap to check the box(es) next to In-App and/or Email.

Whether you are turning on or off the reminder, tap Save.

When you are viewing the Assessments feature, tap the assessment you would like to take from the Assessment List. The assessment will appear in the right pane of the screen, and tap Start Assessment. You will be presented with one multiple-choice question per screen, and tap the circle next to the answer you would like to choose (for answers with boxes next to them, you can select every option that applies to you). Tap Next to proceed to the next screen. When you have reached the end of the assessment, tap Submit. A pop-up Submission Confirmation box will appear. Tap Submit to submit and save your answers officially (you cannot change your answers after this point). While taking the assessment, you can tap Back to go to previous questions that have been asked. You can also tap Save Draft to save the assessment with the answers entered thus far and return to it later.

You can create a report from the data you have stored in the MyVA Health Journal App. The data can include health care summaries (most recent vital sign entries and overviews of selected personal and medical data), detailed personal and medical data (with categories of data you select), and tracked data (data within a selected date range). When you are viewing the Health Report feature, tap boxes next to the types of information you would like to include in your health report. Tap Generate Report, and your health report will download to your device as a PDF. Save or print as you would most documents.

DS Logon (Department of Defense Self-Service Logon) is a secure logon ID, created by the Department of Defense (DoD), that verifies the identities of individuals affiliated with DoD or VA and allows them to access secure websites and digital resources across DoD and VA using a single username and password. If you do not have a DS Logon or are not sure, visit mobile.va.gov/dslogon or dial 1-800-983-0937 for assistance.

Additional information about other available VA Apps can be found on mobile.va.gov/appstore as well as mobile.va.gov in the VA Mobile Apps General FAQs.

A User Manual, Quick Start Guide, Slideshow and FAQs for the MyVA Health Journal App are available at mobile.va.gov.

To access Training Materials from within the app, tap Options (four-line icon with silhouette in upper right corner), and a slide-out menu will appear. Tap Help, and a pop-up Help box will appear. Tap the Training Materials hyperlink, which will open up a new browser window where you can access additional instructions for using the app.

If you need assistance with the My VA Health App, dial 1-877-470-5947 to speak with a VA representative. The Help Desk is open weekdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CT. For TTY assistance, dial 711. For clinical questions regarding your personal medical information, please contact your VA care team.

If you have questions about your DS Logon account, visit mobile.va.gov/dslogon or dial 1-800-983-0937 for assistance.