Scars and similar types of disfigurement leave a permanent reminder of the injuries a person suffered, and that can take a large physical, social and emotional toll on a person. If you’ve been left scarred or disfigured as a result of an accident, know that you have legal options. You’ll be able to seek compensation for the physical damage of the scar, but you’ll also be able to seek recourse if the disfigurement has affected you in other ways. In today’s blog, we take a closer look at getting compensation for scars and disfigurement.
Scarring and Permanent Disfigurement Compensation
The toll of a severe accident goes beyond the skin, but your skin may serve as a lifelong reminder of the events you’ve been through. Whether that’s a harrowing car accident, a dog attack or some other incident that left you scarred or disfigured in some way, you have legal options.
For starters, your lawyer will work to get you compensation for the obvious ways that the incident has affected your life. Odds are you’ve incurred medical bills and missed time away from work, and your lawyer will seek compensation for these expenses and lost wages. However, like a scar, compensation for disfigurement claims runs much deeper than those surface issues. You can seek compensation for the psychological, social and professional consequences you’ve suffered as a result of your injuries.
As you may imagine, it’s not always easy to put a financial figure to some of these non-economic damages. How do you put a price on loss of enjoyment of life? On withdrawal from social activities? On an altered career trajectory? It won’t be easy, but the process will become much simpler if you have a lawyer by your side.
You likely don’t have much experience building a compensation claim for non-economic damages, but your lawyer will. They know how to analyze relevant factors, draw on expert testimony and build a strong claim that allows you to be sufficiently compensated for all the ways you’ve been impacted by your scarring or disfigurement.
Some types of evidence that may be used to build a scarring and disfigurement claim include:
- Your personal testimony about how the injury has affected you
- Reports from plastic surgeons or medical care teams
- Testimony from psychologists or vocational specialists
- Expected future care requirements
- The location, size and appearance of the scar
In Minnesota, a person has six years to file a personal injury claim from the date of the injury, but you should never wait that long. We understand you may not comprehend the full extent of the ways your injury has impacted your life weeks after the accident, but the longer you wait to file, the harder it tends to be to win a claim. Memories fade and evidence may get lost to time, so don’t wait. Our team knows how to explore all the potential ways your life can be impacted by a disfigurement claim, and we’ll make sure we do everything in our power to tell your story and get you the compensation you deserve.
Whether you wear your scar with honor or you carry a mental burden because of your disfigurement, know that you are protected by Minnesota personal injury law, and we want to fight for you. Let us get you every penny you deserve after a car accident, animal attack or workplace injury. For more information, or to connect with a lawyer to learn more about potentially filing a claim, reach out to the team at Hey Workers today at (844) 439-9675.
