A nerve damage injury claim seeks compensation when you are injured in an accident that was not your fault. You can suffer nerve damage in a slip on a restaurant floor, a car crash or in a workplace accident. 

Nerve damage can happen anywhere in the body. The pain in your arms, legs, or back can affect your ability to work, drive and live a normal life. The compensation claim for the personal injury is for the effects of the nerve damage today and in the future.

Your personal injury solicitor seeks to recover damages for the nerve damage through a claims process. If you or a loved one have been injured and your life impacted by an accident that was someone else’s fault, a claim for compensation seeks financial redress for the injuries and financial losses.

If you have suffered nerve damage in an accident and it was not your fault, The Personal Injury Team No Win No Fee solicitors can file your compensation claim for the money you deserve.

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What is a nerve damage claim?

A nerve damage claim is the legal process to seek compensation for your injuries and the effects of it on your life. When you suffer nerve damage in an accident, and it is not your fault, you might be able to claim compensation. 

Nerve damage happens in Road Traffic Accidents, workplace accidents, and slips, trips, and falls in public places. The nerve damage can be debilitating, affect your ability to care for yourself, and you could have difficulty finding work and having a social life. 

You may lose the use of an arm or leg and be off work for some time recovering from a nerve damage injury. You could need hospital care and have significant medical bills to pay after any accident, and nerve damage injuries may need specialist care. The claim you make seeks compensation to cover the costs of the injury and the effects of it on your life. 

A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can review your case and advise if you have a valid nerve damage claim for compensation.

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Common claims for nerve damage injuries

Common claims for nerve damage injuries range from sliced nerves in a road traffic accident to a Repetitive Strain Injury at work and injury to the spine in a fall at a restaurant. 

Nerve damage injuries usually come from day-to-day activities where an employer, business owner or road user breaches their duty of care to you, causing an accident.  You are injured in the accident, and you make a claim for the nerve damage injury. 

Common claims for nerve damage injury are:

Common claims for nerve damage injuries

Nerve damage in a workplace accident claim

Nerve damage in a workplace accident can have you off work for a time, and you may find it difficult to find similar work again when you recover. Many employees suffer nerve injury to the back, which could be with them for life. 

Nerve damage from a workplace accident can be:

Your employer owes you a duty of care, and if they breach that duty of care, you could suffer a nerve damage injury.

Nerve damage in a Road Traffic Accident claim

Nerve damage in a road traffic accident can have severe consequences, and many people suffer injuries that are with them for life. Even a simple knock from another car can damage a nerve, which may take time to recover. 

Nerve damage in a road traffic accident can happen:

Drivers on the road owe a duty of care to other road users, including passengers, and you may have a compensation claim if they breach that duty of care, causing nerve damage.

Nerve damage due to a Repetitive Strain Injury at work claim

Nerve damage due to a Repetitive Strain Injury at work is common among office workers but can happen to anyone in manual factory work or doing work with repeated motions. 

Nerve damage due to an RSI can be:

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome from computer use
  • Injury to the nerves in the back from crouching at the desk
  • Tennis Elbow from repeated movements
  • Vibration White Finger from using power tools
  • Numbness in the hands, arms, feet, and legs from repeated tasks

An RSI is avoidable, but if you suffer one at work, your employer may be responsible due to a breach of their duty of care to you. 

Are you eligible for compensation?

If you want to pursue damages for the accident you have suffered, we have a simple 3 step process to make sure you get the compensation you deserve.

  • Take our online assessment & speak with our team
  • Our team of claim specialists will undertake a full case review
  • We will send a legal letter and our solicitors will pursue your compensation on your behalf

All case reviews are 100% cost and commitment free.

Nerve damage due to medical negligence

Nerve damage due to medical negligence can happen in the hospital, GP clinic or private practice. Medical professionals owe you a duty of care and should take all the necessary steps to avoid causing you nerve damage. 

Nerve damage due to medical negligence can be:

  • When an injection needle hits the nerve
  • When the surgeon slices a nerve during surgery
  • If a GP fails to diagnose a nerve injury
  • When moving a patient after an accident
  • Physiotherapy nerve damage injury

You may have a claim for compensation if a medical professional causes you nerve damage when you are in their care.

Nerve damage injury in a public place claim

Nerve damage injury in a public place can occur after a slip, trip or fall in a bar, restaurant or even when out walking the dogs. The owner of a premises open to the public has a duty of care to all users of their property. 

Public place nerve damage injuries can be:

  • Nerve damage from a slip on a wet restaurant floor
  • A fall when walking in the local park damages nerves in the ankle
  • Nerve damage from a slip down the escalator in the shopping centre
  • Sliced nerves in the hand from a fall on broken glass in the local pub
  • Nerve damage in a trip on a bumpy footpath at a sports venue

An injury in a public place due to a breach of the owner’s duty of care may be a case of public liability. You may be able to seek compensation in a nerve damage injury claim against the owner.

Compensation for a nerve damage injury claim

You can seek more than £10,000 compensation for a nerve damage injury claim, and awards of more than £10 million are seen in some cases. Nerve damage could affect your ability to work and exercise or even to live an independent life. 

Nerve damage takes time to heal, and you may need surgery to relieve the effects on your life. 

You can claim compensation for the effects of the nerve damage today and in the future. The amount awarded depends on the severity of your injury to the nerves and the impact on your life.

Amounts of compensation in a nerve damage injury claim are:

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome with recovery, up to £3,500
  • Facial nerve damage from £10,640 to £23,130
  • Hand nerve damage and pain from £9,670 to £12,590
  • Nerve damage in the lower limbs from £17,960 to £27,760
  • Back injury with nerve root damage from £74,160 to £88,430
  • Severe spinal cord and root nerve damage from £91,090 to £160,980+

(The figures given here are for General Damages amounts only. You will also receive compensation for any financial losses you suffer due to the personal injury. Figures are taken from Judicial College Guidelines 16th Edition and are accurate as of April 2023.) 

There is no fixed amount for a nerve damage injury claim, and the compensation awarded for your injury will be tailored to the circumstances of your claim.   

A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can tell you what to expect from their experience in nerve damage injury compensation claims.

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Who is eligible to claim for a nerve damage injury?

You can claim for a nerve damage injury if you are injured in an accident that was not your fault or wholly your fault. 

An employee may be able to claim for a workplace accident, as can the passenger in the car hit by another one or the cyclist knocked off at a junction when the driver did not look to the right. 

Anyone who suffers a nerve damage injury may be able to claim for compensation when involved in an accident on the road, in the workplace or when in public. 

Dependents may be able to claim compensation if a loved one cannot represent themselves after an accident that was not their fault or only partially their fault. 

A dependent is defined as:

  • A spouse or former spouse
  • Someone who lived with the injured party for two years before the accident as a husband, wife, or civil partner.
  • Blood children, adopted children or those who became children through marriage or civil partnership
  • Parents and those acting as parents, such as a guardian or step-parents
  • Grandparents or great-grandparents
  • Brothers, sisters, cousins, and other direct relatives
  • Others financially dependent on the deceased

You may be able to claim compensation if you depend on someone who cannot represent themselves after an accident, and your No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can help with the case.

What are you being compensated for in a nerve damage injury claim?

In a nerve damage injury claim, just like any personal injury claim, you are being compensated for two types of damages.

The amount of compensation awarded for your nerve injury claim, such as from an RSI or from an RTA, is the total of these two types of damages.

In a nerve damage injury claim, you claim General Damages for PSLA, the Pain, Suffering and Loss of Amenity you experience directly from the personal injury.

You may suffer Pain as a direct result of incorrectly lifting a box in the office storeroom or when hit by a car when on your motorbike. The injury to your back, shoulder or knee can be painful, and you can claim for any medical treatment needed.

You will experience Suffering while you recover from the RSI, severed nerve or damaged spine today and in the years to come after an accident that was not your fault.

You can also claim for the Loss of Amenity in your daily life, such as difficulty or restriction in walking, sitting, playing sports, and sleeping from the nerve damage injury suffered in an RSI, RTA or when in an accident in a public place.

You seek compensation for Special Damages in a nerve damage injury claim to cover your costs today and any future financial losses. 

These could include loss of earnings while recovering, care costs, medical treatment after a Road Traffic Accident or workplace injury, and long-term treatment costs. You can also claim for specialist rehabilitation, aids, adaptations, and any other out-of-pocket expenses you have or will suffer due to the nerve damage.

Compensation is awarded to cover all losses, including income, medical expenses, and long-term care needs arising from the injury causing the nerve damage.

You will need payslips and all day-to-day receipts, such as accommodation costs, the costs of travel to medical appointments, physical therapy, and all other out-of-pocket expenses from treating your nerve damage injury.

A No Win No Fee solicitor handles your nerve damage injury claim to get you the compensation you deserve for all the costs and expenses of the injury suffered in an accident that was not your fault.

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Whiplash in nerve damage injury claims

Whiplash in nerve damage injury claims generally refers to a soft tissue injury to the neck, back or shoulders. These injuries are typically suffered by those who are the victim of a “rear end shunt” when their vehicle is hit to the rear by another road user. 

Symptoms include pain, stiffness, difficulty turning the neck and shoulder, and chronic pain. You can suffer a whiplash injury as a passenger or driver, which can be devastating. 

A fixed tariff for whiplash claims applies to road accidents occurring after 31 May 2021, and compensation amounts are significantly lower than before this legislation and change in the law. 

No Win No Fee personal injury solicitors deal with whiplash injury claims daily but usually only as part of a larger road traffic injury claim involving more significant injuries such as a back injury, nerve damage, facial scarring, and broken bones.

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Who is at fault for a nerve damage injury?

A property owner, your employer, or a car driver may be responsible for a nerve damage injury claim. If someone owes you a duty of care and they breach that duty of care, causing your nerve damage, you may have a personal injury claim. 

It does not matter where the nerve damage injury happened, be it in the office, on the road or even in the gym. There is a duty of care on the employer, business owner or fellow road user, and as such, they may be responsible for your nerve damage injury.  

Your employer should ensure employees are fully trained for any work they do in the workplace. The driver must follow the rules of the road when driving, and every property owner must take care to provide a safe premises for guests and users. 

The duty of care is on the employer, driver and property owner, and any breach of that duty of care could result in an accident and you suffering nerve damage injury.  

The responsible party in a nerve damage injury claim could be:

  • The bar owner who does not keep the premises safe
  • The car driver who does not look when turning right and hits the cyclist
  • An employer who does not provide lifting training
  • The employer who does not have regular break times for employees
  • An employer who does not switch employees between repetitive tasks
  • The property owner where you slip and damage nerves in your back
  • The gym owner who does not maintain lifting equipment
  • The car driver who crashes into your car at a junction
  • A surgeon who slices a nerve during routine surgery
  • The sports club where you slip on a wet bathroom floor

When the property owner, car driver or employer is negligent in their duty of care to you, you could have a claim for nerve damage injury compensation. 

A No Win No Fee solicitor can take your case and use their experience of nerve damage injury claims when claiming compensation in an accident that was not your fault.

How to make a claim for nerve damage injury compensation

To make a claim for nerve damage compensation, there are usually a few standard steps to follow. We will guide you through the entire process from first contact through to the conclusion of your claim.

Instruct a No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor as soon as possible. A solicitor can look at your case and see the extent of your nerve damage from the RTA, RSI, and other accidents for a compensation claim.

Only a No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor will have the experience and the team to handle your claim – they will know what your claim may be worth and how to get the best results for you.

You may require medical treatment or further investigation if you have suffered a nerve damage injury. It is essential that the nature and extent of your injuries are contemporaneously recorded in your medical records.

This may be in a consultation with your GP if you have less severe injuries which do not require immediate treatment but do not clear up in a reasonable timeframe. You may need investigations, referral to a specialist, or maybe physiotherapy.

Of course, in a severe or life-threatening injury, you will attend A&E, and the hospital medical records will detail your injuries and treatment.

The solicitor gets all the details and evidence to support your case in the next step of the nerve damage injury claims process.

Your Personal Injury Team solicitor will speak to you and obtain a detailed description of what happened to cause the nerve damage injury, any other injuries suffered, and the financial losses you sustained.

An experienced personal injury expert will assess the case. If they confirm you have a valid compensation claim, they can discuss the next steps in the process with you and answer any of your questions.

The solicitor submits the claim for compensation to the employer, driver or business owner who may be responsible for the nerve damage injury. Your solicitor submits the claim by writing to the negligent party to outline your possible claim.

The negligent party has to give a written response to your solicitor’s letter within twelve weeks of receiving it.

Your Personal Injury Team lawyer will advise you of the time limit applying to your case and what to expect during the process.

Getting the response from the negligent party informs your personal injury solicitor how the case for nerve damage injury compensation is likely to proceed.

The negligent party can either admit liability in the case or state that they intend to defend it.

When the negligent party decides to defend the case, it is known as ‘denying liability’ in legal terms.

If the negligent party admits liability, which often happens, your personal injury solicitor will obtain medical evidence. You may need to have a consultation with a medical expert, which your solicitor will arrange.

Once completed, medical evidence and details of your financial losses will be sent to the negligent party’s insurer.

The negotiation period then starts, often resulting in the settlement of your claim. You would be closely involved in this process and given expert advice throughout – no compensation would be agreed upon without your authority.

In very large claims, you will likely have to see several medical experts over a longer period. When the nerve damage injuries suffered are significant, it can take a long time until the final prognosis is known.

Your solicitor will advise you on the likely timescales and when, tactically, will be the best time to enter settlement discussions with the defendant.

Often, claims for life-changing injury will be negotiated at a “settlement meeting” with the defendants. The two sides may meet, and during the meeting, your case will be outlined, and negotiations will take place.

You would be at this meeting and be closely involved in this process, and no settlement would be agreed upon without your authority.

At this stage, your solicitor, and sometimes a barrister, will handle the meeting and advise you on what is on offer and what level of compensation to accept.

Going to court is the final step in a nerve damage injury case if the negligent party does not accept responsibility for the negligence or if the negligent party admits liability but refuses to pay a fair amount to you in compensation.

Issuing court proceedings is handled by your solicitor.

Although court proceedings are started in some cases, very few claims make it to a court case before a judge. The vast majority will settle before having to issue court proceedings, and even where proceedings are issued, few cases end up at a trial.

Your Personal Injury Team solicitor will advise you through the entire process from start to finish.

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Evidence to support a nerve damage injury claim

Evidence to support your nerve damage injury claim should help show that the event was not wholly your fault and someone else was at least partially responsible. 

A nerve damage injury, such as an RSI, can develop over several months or years, but you may still need evidence to make the claim. 

You will need to gather as much evidence as possible to prove your nerve damage injury claim, and the more evidence you have, the better it will be. 

When gathering evidence to support your nerve damage injury claim, you should:

  • Take note of where, when and who is involved
  • Use your phone to take photographs of the accident scene
  • Get the details of everyone involved in the accident
  • Get the medical report from the hospital
  • Call the police if necessary and get a copy of the police report
  • Get a copy of the accident report from your employer
  • Get details of any work training courses and Health and Safety guides
  • Keep your work schedule and details of breaks throughout the day
  • Get the details of any witnesses
  • Find CCTV evidence if possible
  • Call for medical help to assess your injuries
  • Take photos of your injuries at the scene
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Every piece of evidence may be crucial in your nerve damage injury claim. You do not know what the negligent party will dispute or claim when the case begins. 

Your No Win No Fee solicitor may use the evidence against the negligent party in any possible nerve damage injury claim.

How long do I have to make a claim for a nerve damage injury?

You have three years to make a claim for a nerve damage injury. The three years in any compensation claim usually begin when you suffered the nerve damage injury, became aware of the injury, or were diagnosed with the injury.

Personal injury compensation claims for the nerve damage injury must generally be brought and court proceedings issued within three years of the injury.

In the case of children, the time limit for a nerve damage injury claim only begins when they turn 18. Parents or guardians can start a compensation claim for children under the age of 18.

Your No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can advise you on making the nerve damage injury claim and how long you have to make any accident compensation claim.

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A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor

A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor will guide you through making a nerve damage injury claim.  They will know the Health and Safety at Work Act, The Rules of the Road, and Public Liability Law, and if the person who may be responsible for your accident breached any duty of care to you.

The No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor fights your case and does not take a fee if you do not win. Before beginning your nerve damage injury claim, you can agree to all the terms with your solicitor. 

The insurance company will pay some of the legal fees, and a No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor will agree with you on how much of the shortfall will come from your compensation. It is usually a percentage of up to a maximum of 25%, although the deduction may be nothing in larger cases.

You will need an experienced No Win No Fee solicitor to make your nerve damage injury compensation claim.

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Find out how much you can claim for a nerve damage injury today

Use our online assessment tool today to determine how much you can claim for your nerve damage injury. The RSI, the damaged nerves at the base of the spine or the trapped nerve in the neck may be with you for life, and you may be able to claim compensation. 

The Personal Injury Team FREE online assessment tool will put you in direct touch with one of our team, who will give you a full rundown of what can happen with your nerve damage injury claim. 

Compensation amounts for a nerve damage injury claim vary, and expert advice from one of our team members can help you with an idea of compensation for this common injury.  

Only by contacting one of our team will you get a nerve damage injury claim up and running today. 

Contact your Personal Injury Team today for immediate expert nerve damage injury advice tailored to you.

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