Suzanne Caruso
PFAS Unquestionably Causes Kidney Cancer
PFAS (per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) is a class of manmade chemicals that have hit the news hard in recent years. It is...
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Suzanne Caruso
Jun 182 min read
PACT Act Silent on Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
Nearly 3.6 million members of the U.S. Military have been exposed to Burn pits in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF,...
Suzanne Caruso
May 152 min read
OSA Increases Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and Alzheimer's Disease (AD) are both complex conditions that until recently, have not been considered...
Suzanne Caruso
Apr 142 min read
Solvent Exposure Linked to Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a disabling degenerative disorder that affects up to 2% of persons over the age of 65. Organic solvent...
Suzanne Caruso
Feb 203 min read
PACT ACT Falls Short on Presumptive Conditions
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) The PACT Act of 2022 expands benefits for Veterans exposed to Burn Pits, Agent Orange, and other...
Suzanne Caruso
Jan 245 min read
Cancers Dismissed by the VA Based on Dated Science
The VA M21-1 Adjudication Manual, the published procedures for VA employees who rate and determine service connection for Veterans,...
Suzanne Caruso
Sep 29, 20234 min read
Fire-Fighting Foam Linked to Veteran Diseases
File:US Navy 060420-N-9928E-079 Damage Controlman 3rd Class - inspects the Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) system aboard the...
Suzanne Caruso
Jul 22, 20221 min read
Veterans with OSA have Increased Death Risk with Covid-19
Covid-19 has spread around the globe with unprecedented consequences. The World Health Organization now estimates that it has infected...
Suzanne Caruso
Aug 9, 20212 min read
VA Announces Presumptive for Gulf War Airborne Particulates
The Facts "More than 3.7 million U.S. service members have participated in operations in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the...
Suzanne Caruso
Jan 21, 20211 min read
Cardiovascular Disease & Airborne Particulates
Burn Pits & More. The fight for Veteran Coverage. Approximately 2.6 million military personnel were deployed to military conflicts in...
Suzanne Caruso
Jun 15, 20201 min read
PTSD Linked to Cardiovascular Disease
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that 11-20 out of every 100 Veterans experience post-traumatic stress disorder
Suzanne Caruso
Jan 18, 20202 min read
Gulf War Nexus Opinions On The Rise
Between 25% – 32% of Gulf War Veterans are reported to suffer from "Gulf War Syndrome".
Suzanne Caruso
Nov 1, 20192 min read
Veteran TBI Increases Risk of Dementia by 50%
Between the years of 2000 and 2016, approximately 350,000 incidents of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) have been diagnosed in the U.S. military
Suzanne Caruso
Jul 23, 20192 min read
Veteran Asbestos Exposure Causes CAD & COPD
Veterans were exposed to Asbestos throughout their military career, and as a result, they now suffer from a variety of debilitating diseases
Suzanne Caruso
Jan 22, 20192 min read
Agent Orange Update Connects Hypertension
the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), released an update to research regarding Agent Orange and its effects
Suzanne Caruso
Jan 13, 20182 min read
Oncology Claims for Veterans - Medical Experts that Know the Science
At MedConnectVA, we've taken Oncology Opinions to a new level and we do it with Board Certified Medical Experts that are literally masters a
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