Oh yeah, the devil made me do it. I was beaten as a child. I grew up poor. blah blah blah blah....Just someone else who doesnt want to take responsibility for their own actions.
I've had panic attacks due to an inner-ear infection. It's called vestibular disorder. Anyone who has never had a panic attack knows nothing about them, and is not fit to comment on them. If there's a hell on earth, it's a panic attack. And you have absolutely no control over them.
since I don't have the soldier's medical records in front of me, I cannot say that you are wrong in this case.
However, you may want to lighten up.
If a drug messes up your brain chemistry, you may suffer changes in personality and performance levels which have nothing to do with your own intents.
Vestibular problems are also no laughing matter.
I came down with viral labyrinthitis and "disequilibrium syndrome" while at Ft. Lewis in '91, and it turned me into a useless bundle of nerves for over a week... it happens when what your eyes see and what your balance mechanisms (in the inner ears) tell you simply don't add up - it affects a human very adversely at a subconscious level which has significant impact on that person's ability to consciously perform even simple tasks.
Don't sneer at this stuff unless you have been there.