{"id":16873,"date":"2014-10-16T17:59:38","date_gmt":"2014-10-16T16:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=16873"},"modified":"2015-12-07T12:14:11","modified_gmt":"2015-12-07T12:14:11","slug":"injury-claims-for-pulled-muscles-strains-and-leg-soft-tissue-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2014\/10\/16\/injury-claims-for-pulled-muscles-strains-and-leg-soft-tissue-damage\/","title":{"rendered":"Leg injury claims for pulled muscles, strains and soft tissue damage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Contrary to popular belief, you do not have to have broken any bones or torn \/ ruptured ligaments in the leg to make a claim for personal injury compensation<\/a>. Soft tissue damage such as strains are injuries you can claim for as well, so don\u2019t think it\u2019s too minor just because you\u2019ve escaped needing an operation or a leg brace.
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Assessing how a leg injury claim is valued<\/h2>\n

We value a claim by sending you to see an expert medical consultant who will produce a report for us that we then use to value a case. The expert will examine how the injury has affected you in all areas of your life \u2013 socially, domestically, at work, etc.<\/p>\n

Generally speaking, the more you suffer, the more we get for you. You don\u2019t have to be an absolute agony for ages and ages to make a claim \u2013 as long as there are symptoms for more than four weeks or so, we as an injury law firm<\/a> can help.<\/p>\n

For us to be able to represent you for a claim and recover fees from the opponent, the value of the leg injury claim must be at least \u00a31,000. We can normally judge this by knowing whether an injury has, or will, last for around the four week mark or so. As long as it does, there shouldn\u2019t be an issue.<\/p>\n

As mentioned earlier, you don\u2019t have to be in absolute agony for four weeks though. As long as there are still symptoms and \/ or pain then we can include this. It\u2019s common with many injuries to have a period of more intense suffering before a period where there may be a few tinges, stiffness, and discomfort for a further period of time.<\/p>\n

What else can be claimed with a leg injury?<\/h3>\n

Because leg injuries can be rather debilitating, it may prevent you from working. Even if it\u2019s just a few days or a couple of weeks you need off, we can include a claim for lost earnings if you lose out on any money through time off work.<\/p>\n

We can also include travel expenses to and from appointments, care and assistance claims for help from friends and family, and medication costs to manage the pain and swelling.<\/p>\n

When it comes to valuing these sorts of claims, we need medical evidence and full knowledge of a file \u2013 but we can take a quick look at the guidelines to give us an idea of what the sort of payout could be:<\/p>\n