Why is it always blamed on "PTSD"?

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

When some veteran goes off the rails and does something like committing a mass shooting, the media invariably blames it on "PTSD". Post-traumatic stress disorder used to be called "shell shock" or "battle fatigue" in the old days. I had two uncles who served in the Pacific during WW2, and have known more than several Vietnam and Korean War veterans who had that. In every case, the sound of gunshots or fireworks would cause them extreme uneasiness.

So why is it that when a combat veteran goes on a shooting rampage, it's blamed on PTSD? Wouldn't the sound of his own gunfire cause him severe psychological trauma?

Which school did you attend for your psychiatry degree? You don't understand PTSD at all, and no, it is not "shell shock" nor "battle fatigue".

My son has PTSD and was never in combat.