PTSD And Personal Injury Claim- How It Is Connected?

Accidents can happen anywhere, not just on roads even in the water on a boat or while jet skiing. Boating accidents can cause devastating personal injuries due to less safety equipment comparing to cars. These accidents can lead to the development of PTSD in the injured. PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) can occur to anyone after an accident, especially after a boating accident where one might have experienced drowning. PTSD plays a crucial role in personal injury claim, which is unaware to many. PTSD does have an effect on claim and the way through which Boating Accident Lawyer in Toronto can claim it for you is explained below.

How is PTSD related to Personal Injury Case?

PTSD is a mental condition according to the Canadian Mental Health Association in which the exposure of the person to traumatic incidents (such as death, serious injury, death threats or violence) will escalate into severe problems, such as depression, suicidal thoughts, drug and alcohol abuse and other physical health issues.

PTSD symptoms occur months to years after the event and the victims may experience a range of emotions, which can have a drastic effect on their quality of life. The emotions experienced include restlessness, difficulty to sleep, anger, episodic flashbacks of the event, anxiety and stress. The diagnosed person will need the help of a psychologist or therapist to actually determine the disorder in the person.

Impact of PTSD on Personal Injury Claim

Being diagnosed with PTSD means the person have high chances of struggling with daily activities, needs the help of mental or physical therapy to recover from the accident and all these leads to missing out from work. As PTSD has caused damage in your quality of life, you are allowed to seek compensation, which Boating Accident Lawyer in Toronto can claim for you.

How Toronto Boating Accident Lawyers can help you?

When a victim is affected with PTSD after an accident, personal injury lawyers will help the client in establishing the case. The Boating Accident Lawyer in Toronto will seek expert witness to testify. In this case, the expert witnesses are the victim’s psychologist or therapist who will testify that the victim is affected by the incident and is diagnosed with PTSD. Though the expert testifies, this will not be enough for the claim. Therefore, Boating Accident Lawyer in Toronto will provide further examples by getting witness of victim’s with PTSD and its impact on their daily life.

PTSD plays a significant role in a personal injury claim. If you suspect you could be affected with PTSD and need help collecting the compensation, do contact Toronto Boating Accident Lawyers.