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Deductions & credits
First, did you answer the question in Personal Info that you could be claimed as a dependent (it doesn't matter if you actually are claimed or not). If you can be claimed as a dependent, then any HSA contributions are disallowed and are added back to Other Income (if they came through your employer).
Second, if you did not answer that you had qualifying HDHP coverage for part or all of the year, then any HSA contributions will be disallowed and added back to Other Income (if they came through your employer).
Third, note that when you enter the 1099-SA, the IRS considers the distribution taxable until you indicate that the distribution was all for qualified medical expenses. That means that when you enter the 1099-SA, your income will increase, but when you complete the next screen with its question about what the expenses were for, the the distribution will be removed from income again. It's only one screen but a lot of taxpayers see this and become concerned.
Fourth, you could have gotten an excess contribution error message. Did you?
[Edited 3/24/2020 1:15 pm CDT - typos]
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