In a personal injury or workers’ compensation claim, it could be critical for you to prove that your disability is permanent. Proving that permanent disability will allow you to claim damages for the rest of your life, the amount of which can be quite substantial if your disability caused you to give up your career. Common permanent disabilities include paralysis, blindness, and traumatic brain injury.
The best way to prove permanent disability is to rely on your doctor’s assessment. Once your condition has stabilized and there is very little chance that any further treatment will improve your condition (sometimes known as “Maximum Medical Improvement” or MMI), your doctor may declare you “permanently disabled” or “permanently impaired.” Your doctor’s assessment will likely turn out to be the most persuasive evidence you can muster to prove the permanence of your disability.