If you have been in a car accident that was undoubtedly someone else's fault, you may be wondering how getting your medical treatment paid for after a crash, no matter when you received it, could turn into a complicated legal issue.
Well, unfortunately, the insurance company will make it their top priority to discredit your claim and diminish the severity of your injuries, especially if you wait a while before seeking medical attention.
We understand pain and injury symptoms do not always present themselves immediately, but generally, insurance companies will assume that if you did not see a doctor following the accident that you weren’t that hurt.
The insurance companies follow standard criteria to evaluate all types of injuries and the severity of those injuries.
One of the most important criteria is how quickly you sought and received medical treatment after the wreck occurred.
Insurers are reluctant to pay injured victims compensation because they feel that if a great amount of time passes between the car crash and the initial medical treatment, the likelier it is that the claimant could be faking or exaggerating the extent of their injuries, to receive more money in their settlement.