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Spain

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Written for Spain

No Commissary or Exchange Privileges for Military Retirees in Spain

Retired U.S. military members and their dependents have no commissary or exchange privileges in Spain, whether living there or visiting.

www.aafes.com/exchange-stores/overseas

Spanish Income Tax on Military Retired Pay and Social Security

Under the U.S.-Spain tax treaty, military retired pay is taxable only by the United States unless the retiree is a Spanish national, and the exemption is lost to a retiree with…

www.irs.gov/pub/irs-trty/spain.pdf

VA benefits that apply abroad

VA Foreign Medical Program

VA payment for treatment of a service-connected disability, and some associated conditions, while the veteran is outside the United States.

Gate: Service-connected condition

www.va.gov/health-care/foreign-medical-program