A veteran who returned from the battle in Afghanistan is found dead in a hotel room on Anzac's day

An army veteran struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder after returning from Afghanistan was found dead in his hotel room on Anzac's day.

Bradley Carr, 34 years old, lived in Cairns but was on the Gold Coast in search of mental health treatment when he was found in the bed of his hotel room towards 10 am Thursday, according to The Age.

The cause of death remains to be determined, however, her mother, Glenda Weston, spoke of her son's long battle to readjust to life after the war.

Bradley Carr, 34, lived in Cairns but was on the Gold Coast in search of mental health treatment when he was found in his hotel room around 10 am on Thursday morning.

Mr. Carr grew up in the Charters Towers and joined the defense forces in 2007.

He was sent to Afghanistan in 2009 and stayed there for about a year before returning to Australia.

He left the army in 2012.

His mother criticized the way the defense forces treated the "epidemic" of PTSD among soldiers.

"Her biggest problem was getting started, it took a long time to diagnose PTSD because nobody wanted to be part of it," said Weston.

"Things went so bad, I became so desperate. In the end, the system does not know how to manage PTSD. Doctors, they only prescribe medication because they do not know how to do it.

"It has become an epidemic among our boys. It's tragic. Then watch your own son (browse it). The demons in their heads are intense. It took a long time before something happened. These boys are juggling drug addiction, alcoholism, but the biggest thing they are fighting against is their PTSD. "

She claims that her son was not debriefed or offered advice after returning from service.

Daily Mail Australia has contacted the Ministry of Defense for comments.

He was sent to Afghanistan in 2009 and stayed there for about a year before returning to Australia.