When you go through the Virginia tax program in TurboTax, you will come to a screen that says Here's the income that Virginia handles differently. On that page you need to start the Military Benefits Subtraction option.
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You will be asked to enter your military benefits and up to $20,000 of the benefits will be exempt from tax if you are age 55 or over.
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