Soft tissue injuries are a lot harder to prove than other obvious injuries such as broken limbs and amputations, making evaluating the value of such an injury claim pretty complex. Soft tissue injuries include invisible injuries such as muscle, ligament or tendon tears, and they can result in a varying symptoms including stiffness, swelling, headaches or nausea.

Insurance adjusters are aware that soft tissue injuries are invisible and thus very hard to prove, so they may express their skepticism toward your claim so as to give you a low or no settlement for your injuries.

How soft tissue injury claims are evaluated

Cases of soft tissue injury often result from whiplash accident, where the backward movement of the head leads to torn neck ligaments and muscles. Since such injuries may be difficult to see on an X-ray, much of the case hinges on your ability to demonstrate how the injuries have affected your health, life and ability to work.

Since such cases are difficult to prove, it is important to have a personal injury lawyer (like those at Edward J. Achrem & Associates, Ltd.) to help you with your claim. Factors such as your medical bills, lost wages, property damage and how the injuries have affected your daily living are the most influential factors often considered in determining how much the claim is worth.

Increasing your chances of getting compensated

To better your chances of getting compensation, it helps to bolster your credibility by getting treatment from a prominent medical expert and have their written testimony to show how the injuries have affected your ability to work and enjoy everyday life.

Credible testimony from co-workers and friends about how your soft tissue injury has robbed you of your ability to work or perform certain tasks is also absolutely critical in the absence of a visible injury that can be objectively verified.

Having an experienced personal injury lawyer is also very important. This is because the lawyer will present the facts of your claim in the best light and coach you on how to present yourself in court, as the outcome is greatly dependent on your credibility and appearance.

If you have experienced a wage loss, can show valid documents of treatment, have had little medical history and no prior claims, your case is more likely to appear legitimate and result in a worthwhile settlement. However, you also need an experienced injury claims lawyer to present the evidence clearly and get you through the complex claims process.