If you have suffered from PTSD following an accident, you may be entitled to compensation.
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PTSD is a psychiatric disorder that can occur following an individual experiencing a traumatic incident. This could be a road traffic collision, a workplace accident or could occur after witnessing a distressing incident.
Whilst some amount of shock and trauma is common after witnessing or being involved in such an incident, it will only be classed as PTSD if symptoms persist for more than a month after the traumatic incident. Ultimately, PTSD can affect every aspect of your life.
If you have suffered PTSD and believe you are entitled to compensation, then please try our calculator below to see how much your claim could be worth.
The symptoms of PTSD are wide-ranging, but most commonly include;
We have helped numerous people claim for PTSD, and we’d love to help you claim for what you are entitled to.
The secondary victim to an accident is someone who was not involved directly in the accident, but was a witness to the accident and has suffered psychological injury as a result.
Following the Hillsborough disaster, the test to ascertain if someone is considered a secondary victim was set out. Following this tragedy, secondary victims were described as those who had not been directly injured but had witnessed events involving a loved one that caused a psychiatric injury.
To be successful, a secondary victim needs to prove the following;
Whether your symptoms are relatively minor or severe, our team of Expert Solicitors have extensive experience helping people claim the compensation they are entitled to. It is our policy is to make the claims process as stress-free as possible.
All claims are dealt with on a no win, no fee basis.
Call 01244 568 535 to speak to our Specialist Personal Injury Solicitors who will assist you with this matter. Alternatively, use our Claims Calculator for an estimate of the value of your claim.
We have recently settled a claim for a client who was involved in a road traffic accident. Our client was riding a bicycle when she was struck by a car on her left side, causing her to be thrown to the ground. As a result of this, she sustained a number of injuries including a laceration to the head which required suturing and an abrasion to the face. In addition to this our client suffered nightmares, flashbacks as well as fear of travel and insomnia. Possible PTSD was considered.
As part of her recovery cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) was arranged following a recommendation from the medical expert who suggested that CBT would help with our client’s travel anxiety and potential PTSD following which she made a full recovery.
Liability (fault) for this accident was admitted and we were able to successfully settle our client’s claim for the sum of £12,500.
