Tips On Documenting Personal Injury Expenses

Car accidents can be a very traumatic and scary event. While some injuries are simple enough, others can cause a lasting effect on your life. For example, a spinal injury can cause paralysis and walk again, let alone live the life you did before.

If you’ve been injured in an accident that was caused by someone else and you have a spinal injury you know just how costly medical expenses can be. If you need help on documenting your injuries in order to make sure you get compensation, here are a few tips to consider.

Even if you are not able to take pictures right when the accident happened, you can take pictures of the damage. Make sure you take pictures of the damage to your car. Include both short and long distances, photographs of the location, your injuries, photographs of x-rays showing you have a spinal injury, as well as recent photos of yourself before the accident happened.

You can get medical reports of what happened to you, what injuries you had, and what medications, surgeries or rehabilitation were needed because of the spinal injury or any other injuries you sustained. It’s also a good idea to keep a journal and include everything in it.

– How has the accident changed your life?

– What is the extent of your pain?

– How does your daily routine differ now from your past routine? Are there any things you once were able to do that you can no longer do because of your injury?

Even the smallest of details can become essential when writing in your daily journal.

-Correspondence With Medical Professionals

If you have had any correspondence such as emails or conversations that have been recorded with your doctor or surgeon, these should also be included in your evidence reports.

If you needed medication prescribed to you, needed to purchase special equipment such as a walker or crutches, or you have to eat special foods while or after being injured – all of these should be noted in your medical related receipts.

You can also hire a personal injury lawyer to help you figure out what your lost wages are. Whether it’s a temporary situation or permanent because of your spinal injury, you can be compensated for all of the issues above, but you can also be compensated for lost wages if you are unable to work.

If you are too overwhelmed or stressed out about the idea of filing a claim let alone getting everything together for your claim, consider hiring a personal injury lawyer.

A personal injury lawyer understands the law and understands how personal injury claims work and exactly what you need in order to prove the other person should be held liable for your spinal injury. They will also help you get the compensation you truly deserve. This is definitely not something you should be doing on your own! If you want to get through the claims process quickly and have the best outcome for your situation, hiring a personal injury lawyer is the best way of going about this.

A personal injury lawyer can even help with some or all of the tips above when it comes to documentation of evidence. This way you can spend time getting better and healing, rather than negotiating with lawyers and insurance companies and stressing out about the next steps to take.

For a Free Consultation or if you have questions about your case contact Sloat & Nicholson at 1-800-873-3202.