diabetes Diabetes -- Agent Orange

[jbob84]

Has anyone filed a claim regarding severe leg cramps.

[Berta]

There is a definite medical association between DMII and leg cramps:

"Diabetes is a disease that can lead to a variety of complications because of the detrimental impact high blood sugar has on the body. Leg cramps can occur because elevated blood sugar causes excessive urination and subsequent dehydration. Limb pain is another common complication of the disease and signals a serious condition that, without treatment, can become debilitating.

Leg cramps are not just a sign of dehydration. In combination with pain in the arms and legs, they are a sign of diabetic neuropathy, which is damage to nerves as the result of high blood sugar levels. These nerves are very sensitive to everything from changes in temperature, to vibrations, and even a light touch. Sometimes the nerves are so damaged that "They might send signals of pain when there is nothing causing pain, or they might not send a pain signal even if something is harming you," reports Healthline

Breaking News at Newsmax.com http://www.newsmax.com/FastFeatures/leg-cramps-diabetes-diabetics/2015/02/23/id/615721/#ixzz45vBuj7xe
 

However you might have them due to peripheral neuropathy, or diabetic neuropathy or maybe even PAD ( peripheral arterial disease.) as secondary to the diabetes

VA does not usually service connect secondarys without strong medical evidence.

Although 'cramps is a vague term', there might be a more medical term for the cramps in your med recs.

I suggest you put diabetes and then leg cramps into the search feature at www.bva.gov in their decision page as there are claims like that there. Also Google is a great place to find info fast and has much more than just this link on diabetes and leg cramps.

Is the entire 60% for the AO DMII?

 

Edited April 15, 2016 by Berta