Wow what a friend you must be! PTSD is very hard to deal with, both for the person suffering with it and those suffering with the person. I am surprised by the non disability rating. Even so, he should insist on therapy through the military... they really do have a good handle on PTSD, and the sooner he gets help, the better.

Flashbacks are fierce. I have ptsd from an disabling accident/work injury 18 years ago and I still don't know ALL about PTSD... and what I might have "learned" I forget, due to the disorder! You need to go to therapy at times with him. Don't try to put PTSD into any kind of box for understanding. IT is that variable and if you have any preset ideas, you just won't "get it."

I will go read your post when I can... I just can't right now.

Welcome niccpa.