The Importance of Keeping Accurate Medical and Expense Records When Pursuing a Claim
After an injury, the last thing on your mind may be record keeping. But keeping accurate and detailed records of your medical and other expenses is crucial if you are seeking compensation for an injury or disability benefits.
Your treatment will probably come with extensive and often unexpected expenses and keeping track of each one of these is essential.This information will be part of the evidence to support a personal injury claim. When it comes to long-term disability, any successful claim application must substantiate the injury as something that makes it impossible to return to work as well as the costs associated with your ongoing medical treatment.
Accurate Records are Critical to Your Recovery
An essential part of your recovery or benefits will rely on having these comprehensive and organized expense records as well as all your medical information. These records should include things such as
- All expenses for treatment and prescription medications
- All expenses for hospital and doctor visits
- Costs for any medical equipment required
- Results from any medical examinations
- Any prognosis you may have been given
- Statements from any attending physicians or other health care professionals
- Any other medical records
If you have made any payments for procedures or have paid any expenses out of pocket related to your injuries, ask for receipts. These should include any transportation costs or other incidentals as they relate to your injury and care. Even if you aren’t sure of the importance of a document, it is better to keep it anyway and err on the side of caution.
If you are filing a claim for injuries that were caused by someone else’s negligence, you may eventually choose to pursue compensation through a tort claim against that party. Having this information is critical to help your lawyer calculate what your damages are worth and the amount of your suit.
Getting the Right Legal Assistance
When pursuing a long-term disability insurance claim or a personal injury claim, having comprehensive and organized records is critical to getting you the compensation and benefits you deserve. Contact the skilled team of Cambridge personal injury lawyers at Hilborn and Konduros if you have questions about a personal injury or long-term disability claim and what evidence and documents you will need.
