There may be some downtime between your personal injury accident and your scheduled personal injury case proceedings. During this downtime, the injuries you incurred may fade away. While this may be good for your personal health’s sake, it may make it more difficult to prove in your case that your injuries existed in the first place. This is unless you do a good job of collecting proof of your injuries in the meantime. With that being said, please continue reading to learn how to prove you were injured in an accident and how one of the experienced Bergen County personal injury attorneys at McNerney & McAuliffe can help you do so.
How do I prove I was injured in a personal injury accident?
Arguably, medical evidence is the most important evidence you can supply for your personal injury claim. This is because such evidence establishes a clear connection between your accident event and your incurred injuries.
As a more specific example, you should collect copies of the medical records documented in response to your incurred injuries. This may include the recorded results of the medical tests your treating healthcare provider ordered; the bills and invoices for the surgeries and other treatments your doctor conducted; the medication bottles or handicap assistive devices your doctor prescribed; and much more.
In addition to this tangible evidence, you may ask your doctor to testify on your behalf during your scheduled case proceedings. Within their testimony, they may offer their expert insight into how your incurred injuries have and will affect you going forward. In other words, their educated guess on the economic and non-economic damages you have and will incur as a direct result of your injuries.
Why is it important to see a doctor right after my accident?
Any medical evidence surrounding your incurred injuries may be beneficial for your personal injury claim. However, the best evidence is the evidence that is collected immediately after your established accident date. This is so you can further demonstrate the unmistakable tie between your accident event and your incurred injuries.
What’s more, the more time you take to collect medical evidence (i.e., see a doctor) after your accident, the more opportunity you give the defendant. That is, the defendant may feel inclined to argue that you did not suffer from your injuries as much as you have led on since you showed no urgency in seeking medical attention. Or, they may claim that your injuries would not have caused you so much suffering if you had sought medical attention sooner.
So if you want more clarity, please allow one of the skilled Bergen County personal injury attorneys to offer it. Schedule an appointment with McNerney & McAuliffe today.