Pre-Existing Conditions and Your Injury Claim
Pre-existing conditions can influence the value of your bodily injury claim and can delay its final resolution. Pre-existing conditions can make you an “egg-shell plaintiff” and explain why you were seriously injured in a relatively minor car accident. Pre-existing conditions can also negatively affect the value of your injuries if those injuries exacerbated your pre-existing condition or have symptoms which are similar to those of your pre-existing condition. It is important to be fully forthcoming with your attorney about prior medical treatment as well as prior injury claims. By talking frankly with your attorney you can help the attorney to prove the extent to which your injuries are different from any pre-existing conditions. Your attorney will take steps to address these issues which may include getting copies of your prior medical records and/or asking your doctors to provide written opinions about your condition. These efforts are important to maximizing the value of your claim. They take time but can be instrumental in achieving the best possible result for your claim.
Popularity: 1% [?]
