Medical records created shortly after an accident can be vital if you decide to pursue a personal injury case or settlement to get a car accident claim. Proximity in time to the accident helps connect your injuries to the accident. For example, if you have been consistently seeing a podiatrist for years but then suddenly must see both your podiatrist and a chiropractor, the proximity in time to when the accident occurred and when you first visited the chiropractor can be illuminating to a judge or jury.
Sometimes, what appears to be one simple injury can lead to further problems down the line. Whiplash is an example of an injury that can worsen over time. Whiplash is a neck injury caused by forceful, rapid back-and-forth movement of the neck and occurs most often in rear-end automobile accidents.