Car Accident Damages

Car Accident Damages

Medical Expenses: You have a legal right to seek compensation for all of the medical expenses incurred
from the car accident. This includes medical bills and co-pays for emergency transportation, diagnostic testing,
surgery, doctor’s office visits, physical therapy, medications, medical devices and anything else medically required for
the treatment of your injuries. One important factor that needs to be considered when seeking compensation is the cost
of any future medical care. This requires expert testimony to help you substantiate your need for future medical care
and to determine the value of the future care.

Lost Earnings: If your accident caused you to miss work, you can seek compensation for wage loss
damages. Consider any time missed from work due to an extended hospital stay, doctor’s visits or physical therapy. One
important factor that needs to be considered when seeking compensation is whether your injuries have permanently
impacted your ability to do your current occupation. You can seek compensation for future wage loss damages, but this
will require experts to help determine the value of your diminished earning capacity.

Disability and Disfigurement: If you are not able to fully recover from your accident and have a
resulting disability or disfigurement, you can seek to be compensated for this serious impact on your life. A disability
is any loss of mobility or psychological ability that can’t be recovered. You will need the help of medical and
occupational experts in order to substantiate this claim. The term disfigurement usually refers to any scarring from
your injuries. A value for damages related to disfigurement is usually determined by a medical opinion about the cost of
removing or repairing the scar. Sometimes the rigidity of scars causes reduced mobility and this should factor into your
claim for permanent disability compensation.

Pain and Suffering: You have a legal right to seek compensation for any physical pain and suffering or
mental pain and suffering resulting from your accident. It can be difficult to determine the value of this category of
damages since it is hard to place a dollar amount on all that you have endured since your accident. You can help
substantiate your claim for pain and suffering by documenting your anguish on your own daily, thoroughly describing your
pain and how it has affected your life during each of your doctor’s visits and seeking mental health care if you are
having any psychological difficulties following the accident. Being persistent with your care and seeking the total care
that you need helps substantiate your claim for pain and suffering damages.

Gary Burger

Founder | Injury Attorney
Gary Burger has dedicated his career to standing up against bullies. The founder and principal attorney of Burger Law | St. Louis Personal Injury Lawyer has helped hundreds of Missouri and Illinois individuals and families recover th …
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