I don't know what form you are referring to when you say box 3 and box 4 cannot exceed Box 2c.
However, if your VA benefits and your scholarships covered your tuition, there would be nothing to report.
If the Scholarship was more than tuition, you might have taxable income, but you say Box 1 is larger than Box 5, so that indicates no taxable scholarship.
VA benefits are never taxed, but you also can't use the tuition paid with Chapter 35 towards an education credit.
Some VA benefits, such as Basic Housing Allowance (BHA) are for room and board, but Chapter 35 is to be applied towards tuition.
In your situation, you needn't enter the 1098-T.
There is no taxable income.
There is no education credit.
IRS Pub 970 see page 8
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