How to Prove That You Are Not Faking Your Injuries

There are plenty of reasons why someone might lament the state of the world. Watching the young generation scroll on their phones during family gatherings instead of enjoying the smell of the evening air and the warmth of family togetherness is enough of a bummer to make you worry about whether family gatherings will exist at all a generation from now. The way your former high school classmates act on Facebook can make you wonder whether they were ever really your friends. Then there are the high prices of groceries and the oppressive heat. Life is so full of disappointments these days that even people who are fortunate enough to have both a paying job and enough physical health to keep their job complain instead of counting their blessings. 

You tend to focus on gratitude, despite the accidental injuries that have been causing symptoms that interfere with your daily life for months. You are incredulous that the insurance company or lawyer representing the person who caused the accident doubts that you are telling the truth about your injuries and the financial hardship they have caused you. Trying to find ways to pay injured people as little compensation as possible for their injuries is a dirty business, but insurance companies and corporate defendants do it all the time. If the at-fault driver’s insurance company offered you an inadequate settlement on your claim because of doubts about the severity of your injuries, contact a Houma car accident lawyer.

Compile as Much Evidence as You Can, and Let Doctors and Insurers Connect the Dots

When you file a car accident claim, the strongest evidence in support of your claim is the evidence that stems from the day of the accident, most importantly, the report by the emergency room physician who examined you. ER doctors have the task of making quick judgments about the severity of a patient’s condition; they should err on the side of caution if they are not sure whether a patient is getting worse, although we have all heard stories of people getting discharged from the ER when they were in desperate shape. Doctors have their ways of telling apart the genuine medical emergencies from the drug seekers and the attention seekers.

In the moment, let the doctor ask you questions, and tell the whole truth in your answers; do not attempt to conceal pre-existing conditions if you have them. Afterward, keep a record of your symptoms and activities. People who return to work soon after an injury do so out of economic necessity, not because they are no longer in pain. It is a red flag if you claim that you cannot work because of your symptoms, and yet you engage in physically demanding leisure activities, especially if you post about it online.

Contact the Law Office of Patrick H. Yancey About Personal Injury Cases

A personal injury lawyer can help you if the insurance company disputes your claims about the severity of your injuries.  Contact the Law Office of Patrick H. Yancey in Houma, Louisiana, to set up a consultation about your case.

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