Catastrophic accident victims who suffer permanent or long term disabilities, disfigurement, amputation etc and their families undergo huge physical, financial and emotional trauma. As a result, they seldom have the right information, clarity or awareness of their rights and entitlements. It’s important to consult an experienced car accident lawyer or reputed personal injury law firm immediately. We can help you safeguard your rights and ensure that your compensation claim is underway as soon as possible.

Patients may not be aware of what their medical records contain. However, in the case of long term disability claims, complete transparency and openness are required. Your doctor needs to understand how urgent it is to provide the information demanded by insurers.

Many victims assume that long term disability means that they have to be confined to a hospital or nursing home. However, the definition of disability varies across insurance-companies. It can even vary across different plans offered by the same company.

A majority of long term disability conditions don’t require permanent or long term hospitalization. Once the medical emergency has been taken care of, and the patient is stabilized, they can be discharged from the hospital. Home-based care, with or without a dedicated care-giver may be required. There may be other treatments that are necessary, like psychiatric or psychological counseling, physiotherapy, regular testing, ongoing medications, follow-up visits to the hospital or clinic etc.

Your personal injury lawyer can help you to maintain complete records of your condition as clear evidence that you are unable to resume your regular occupation and are deserving of benefits.