Any veterans benefits that were processed by the school for
the academic periods that are represented on your 1098T to pay for tuition
should be in box 5 and if you did NOT receive any other types of tax free educational assistance, then the whole amount in box 5 should be your veterans benefits.
According to page 4 of the IRS Form instructions under the
heading, "box 5 scholarships or grants", ".......Scholarships
and grants generally include all payments received from 3rd parties. (excluding
family members and loan proceeds) This includes payments received from
governmental and private entities such as the department of veterans affairs,
the department of defense, civic, and religious organizations, and nonprofit
entities." https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1098et_16.pdf