Hello again, I am Wayne with the Veterans Affairs Veterans
Health Administration.
This is the first video in a five part series
on the beneficiary travel self-service system
or BTS3 for short.
In this video, I'm going to show how to access
the beneficiary travel self-service system
and create either your DS log in,
ID.me or My HealtheVet profile to use BTS3.
To log into the beneficiary travel self-service system,
you'll go to your web browser and type into the address bar
eauth.va.gov/accessva.
You then choose I am a veteran.
Caregivers who are not veterans who also choose I am a veteran.
Then you select the veteran travel claim entry icon.
Select DS Logon, ID.me, or My HealtheVet
to create your log on account.
Then you'll accept the security log on redirect.
First, let's go over creating an ID.me account.
ID.me provides secure identifying proofing,
authentication and group affiliation verification
for government and business sectors.
ID.me is next generation ID platform.
It's the highest federal standards for online identity
proofing authentication without compromising access
to hard to identify groups.
Itemize technology is used by more than 34 million individuals
and for 100 partners, including federal and state agencies,
health care organizations,
financial institutions, retailers and nonprofit.
With ID.me, you can use either your Facebook,
Google or LinkedIn account,
which will assist in the identification process.
If you don't have an ID.me account,
you will want to click on or create ID.me account,
then follow the instructions.
You'll need either your driver's license or passport
to assist with creating your account.
Now, let's go over how to create an DS Logon
on level two premium account.
A DS Logon is a secure ID that allows you
to log into multiple VA
and DoD websites using a single username and password.
Be sure to set up a level two premium account.
If you already have a DS Logon and password,
you'll enter the username and password
in the appropriate fields
and then click the log on button.
If you need a DS Logon account,
you will click the need a account button
on the left hand side of the screen.
On the log on registration procedure page,
you will select one of the categories.
The first category is for someone
that still has a common access card.
The second category is for everyone else
associated with the Department of Defense
that does not have a common access card.
More than likely, you will choose a second category,
then click the continue button.
When you're on this page, you fill out each block
entering your first name,
last name, your date of birth as a two digit month to day
and a four digit year.
Once you fill out the block,
your cursor will automatically move
to the next field to be filled out.
The person identifier is blank
and starts as your DoD ID number.
If you do not know your DoD ID number,
you can switch it by clicking on the down arrow next to the word
DoD ID number and change it to say
Social Security number
so you can enter that as your personal identifier.
And once you filled out all fields,
you'll click the continue button.
At this point, the DS Logon system
will ask you to set up five questions
and answers that will help you recover your password
if you ever forget it.
You should write these questions and answers down.
All the answers must be different.
Then you'll be asked some questions
about your credit history to prove your identity.
Once you've answered those questions correctly,
you'll be asked to choose a security image.
Once you choose a security image,
this will be part of your log on process,
you want to choose something that you will not forget
or write it down.
There are three pages of images for you to choose from.
Choose your image and then click the continue button
you have made your DS Logon.
Lastly, let's discuss the My HealtheVet profile.
My HealtheVet is a web-based personal health records
that gives veterans information and tools to help them
improve their health.
Registration is required to have full access in order
to get all the features and to use BTS3.
Registrants can access more than 18 million pages
of their health care information
from the site's health education library.
If you do not have a My HealtheVet profile,
you'll need to click the back arrow
to the left of the Internet address bar
to get back to the sign in selection page.
Then you will click on the register for sign in partners.
You have to click next on the next two items
and then click register from My HealtheVet.
You will then answer all the questions
and you'll be registered for my HealtheVet.
Join me on our next video
on how to complete your direct deposit form
and how to get to the BTS3 website to file a claim.
Thank you for watching.