how do I check online how my appeal is going?
Go to your " My VA " dashboard. You will find the link for this dashboard in the top right corner of the page once you are signed in scroll down to the " Track Claims " section and you will find what you need.
and I need to be registered already or can I google sign -in or something?
Do you have a Premium My HealtheVet account,  a Premium DS Logon account , or a verified ID.me account?