Compensation for whiplash injury in a road accident
In this compensation for whiplash injury claim example, the claimant was stationary in her car when she was struck by another vehicle resulting in a whiplash injury claim.
She suffered severe neck and shoulder pain and stiffness in her neck which developed three days after the accident.
The claimant also suffered severe headaches caused by the whiplash injury which developed also three days after the incident and resolved two months after the accident.
The 30-year-old attended an appointment with a medical expert eight months after the accident at which time the pain was severe. The medical expert recommended physiotherapy.
The claimant also suffered ‘Mild anxiety’ when driving or being driven.
The total of damages amounted up to £3,210.49 compensation for the whiplash injury claim.
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