—”PTSD is real.”
Yes, it can be, a close friend died from it after surviving the loss of both legs below the knees.
That said I knew another that was most proud of faking it to collect a few dollars from the VA.
An Army truck driver that never left CONUS.
Yeah, I know a lady about 70 now, retired Army O-3 (yeah…) who has “PTSD”and gets big bucks and a service dog that’s so old she needs constant care (the dog, not the vet). She’s quite active, traveling about 50% of the time in her travel trailer and late-model truck (the vet, but she takes the dog everywhere). I haven’t asked any more details; she’s quite the talker.