hankakston
Plinker
After having talked to a few guys over the years who spent some time at Khe Sanh, I got the notion that every one who was there has a bit of PTSD, just depends on the level. After I got rolled from the shock wave when Charlie got our bomb dump during Tet, a bolt of lightening near our house will lock me up in a heart beat. And with the local High School firing off an Ariel bomb to celebrate a touch down on the football field, well it can get interesting. A PhD at the VA said I didn't have any, but sneaky as the 'guvmint is, I was not pissed that I was denied.
I hear 'ya about the slightest unexpected--even expected--noise. It's called "startle reflex". Glad you don't have it, according to the VA. I'd see the DAV and they'll work it through for you if you want it.
I didn't know what PTSD was in 1987 or even about the VA. My wife saw Vietnam come home to roost after our daughter enlisted in the Marines that year. My wife got things started. It's not an entitlement. You earned it.
The DAV is outstanding. Call the Indy location at 317-916-3615