Will a Prior Injury Affect My Los Angeles Car Accident Case?
One of the most important elements of establishing a personal injury claim is to have an accurate accounting of the medical injuries you have sustained due to the Los Angeles car accident you were involved in. Equally important is to be upfront about any prior injuries you were suffering from prior to the car accident. Proving that the auto accident was the actual cause of your injuries is required in order for you to receive damages. A Defendant does not owe you any money for your pre-existing injuries. With that said, if your pre-existing injuries were exacerbated by the auto accident, then you can and should receive compensation for any additional costs associated with treating those injuries, above and beyond your normal costs and treatment.
Your Los Angeles auto accident claim can be affected by a pre-existing injury in different ways. You may have had a previous back injury, for example, which was caused by lifting heavy boxes at work. To treat your injured back, you visited a doctor who specializes in treating back injuries, and you would visit this doctor once a week. After a regimen of prescribed treatment, your back pain went away, and you were able to go back to work like normal. Now while driving in Los Angeles you have found yourself the victim of a car accident and you feel intense pain up and down your back. The Defendant will argue that the back pain you are suffering from is a prior injury that should not be included any potential awarded damages. The skilled personal injury lawyers at California Attorney Group will make sure that expert medical testimony and medical records are used to establish that it is in fact this recent auto accident which is causing your back pain, and that the previous back pain was treated, and cured. If it can be proved that your back pain was brought about by the accident, or even aggravated beyond what previously existed, you can still receive compensation for the pain you have been put through.
The Los Angeles personal injury lawyers at the California Attorney Group have dealt with hundreds upon hundreds of cases involving Los Angeles car accidents, and prior injuries. We will make sure that you do not lose the compensation you are rightfully owed due to a Defendant’s legal wrangling to paint a false picture of your injuries. We will make sure that we zealously fight for the damages due to you, even with a prior injury. Contact us today for a free consultation so we can answer any and all of your questions regarding the circumstances of your accident, and any prior injuries which may have been aggravated since. We can be reached at (866) 650-0505 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (866) 650-0505 end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (866) 650-0505 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (866) 650-0505 end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
