Do you have to receive medical attention to get money for an accident? 35 Answers as of February 20, 2012

Not necessarily but it helps. You do have to show some sort of injury.

Yes. You must receive care or your injury must be insignificant. Expenses you might have had are not compensable. Why should they be? If you were hurt, go to a doctor, not a chiropractor, and get x-rayed, MRI'd and whatever it takes to show you are not hurt or you are.

if there is an injury usually there is treatment

You will find it very difficult to convince an insurance adjustor that you suffered an injury without any medical treatment. That said, they may be willing to offer you a token amount, something like $250-$500, to get you to sign a release.

It is not absolutely necessary, but it helps to establish (1) that the injury was caused by the accident and (2) the value of the damages. Pain and suffering damages have become more difficult in Texas since the "tort reformers" have tainted the public perception - especially without medical evidence to back them up.

Yes, without medical documentation supporting you injury, then the insurance company will not pay you for pain and suffering relating to an injury. It is very important to get medical attention to support your claim. Otherwise, the insurance company may only agree to pay you an amount for your inconvenience. If you were injured in an accident, you need to consult with an attorney as soon as possible. You should continue to follow-up with a doctor on a regular basis until your injury has resolved. You should never agree to accept money and release the other party and his insurance company until your injuries have resolved completely. There are a few exceptions to this general rule, but you should consult an attorney first. Once your release the responsible party(ies) you may never recover anything additional from them, even if your injuries are later discovered to be more severe than originally thought. Please call my office to discuss further to see if this is something with which I can help you. Thanks for your inquiry.

Unfortunately, the answer is yes, with the exception that you might be offer a token amount w/o medical treatment.

Medical documentation is required by insurance companies and in court cases for recovery of medical expenses and pain and suffering in vehicle collisions and accident cases. Seek medical attention, even if you have a solt-tissue injury (whiplash).

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You have to prove an injury. How are you going to do that without a doctors opinion? The carrier may pay you $300 or $500 as a nuisance just to get you to sign a release. They also may not in these difficult economic times. So if you thin k you were hurt see the ER or family doctor and corroborate it.

Under Virginia personal injury law, there is no requirement that you see a doctor in order to receive compensation for an injury. That being said, it is much easier to prove that sustained an injury if you receive medical attention for it.

In Massachusetts, if you don't have any broken bones or scarring, you are required to have over $2000 in medical bills to be able to proceed with a bodily injury claim against the at fault driver. It is not enough to be in pain and do nothing about it. This medical threshold is required by the MA auto policy. You can, however, be paid for other damages, such as your car's damage. That is separate and apart from injury.

In Florida, before you are entitled to receive payment for noneconomic damages (pain & suffering) you must meet one of four criteria: (1) death, (2) significant and permanent scarring, (3) a permanent injury within a reasonable degree of medical probability, or (4) a significant and permanent impairment of an important bodily function. This is providing the person who hit you carried the required insurance on their car, so the bottom line is that before you are entitled to make a claim, you must meet one of those four criteria.

You need a medical opinion to confirm any injuries from an accident.

Yes. You need to also have a permanent injury

Yes, the law says that in order to collect against an at fault driver, you must have suffered a serious impairment of a body function. You need objective evidence from a doctor to prove this.

Yes. It is not what happened that matters, it is what you can prove happened that matters. Without medical proof of an injury, you have no proof.

Yes. It is the only way the insurance company knows that you were injured as a result of the accident and what the extent of your injuries are.

If you have a permanent scar or forbid die you can get compensated without medical attention. Other than that you must have a doctor say you have a permanent injury in order to be compensated for pain and suffering.

No, but the recovery will likely be minimal if you did not seek medical treatment.

No, but you do have to prove you were hurt, and that will be difficult without some kind of medical corroboration.

There must be proof of injury for collection of damages in a personal injury case. Depending on the injury you might get some compensation without medical care but probably a limited amount.