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Benefits written for the United Kingdom are first: U.S. benefits that apply only here, and host-nation provisions that reach U.S. veterans. VA benefits that apply abroad follow.
MiscellaneousUnited Kingdom · Country
A military retiree ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom may shop at U.S. installations for non-rationed items, after prepaying a fixed-rate tax to British customs. A retiree visiting from the United States may not.
Military retirees ordinarily resident in the UK. Only retirees and dependents ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom are authorized; visitors are not.
MiscellaneousUnited Kingdom · Country
Under the U.S.-U.K. tax treaty, military retired pay is taxable only by the United States unless the retiree is a British national, and the exemption is lost to a retiree admitted to permanent residence. U.S. Social Security paid to a UK resident is taxable only in the UK, even for a U.S. citizen. The UK's own exemption for disability pensions is written for the Crown's forces.
No rating requirement. The treaty turns on the kind of payment, nationality and residence status, not on any disability percentage.
Health careFederal
VA payment for treatment of a service-connected disability, and some associated conditions, while the veteran is outside the United States.
Service-connected condition. VA pays for a disability it has decided is service-connected, including a 0% rating, and for some associated conditions. There is no single combined-rating floor beyond that.