Answers to Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, and Car Accident Questions
Q: Is There a Time Limit for How Long I Can Receive Medical Treatment or How Long I Can Wait to First See a Doctor?
A: No, there is no absolute time limit for when you must go and make a trip to the doctor for the first time. But the insurance company will find it suspicious if it takes you months after the accident to get medical attention and will not believe the injuries were caused by the accident.
Not only will the insurance company not believe this, but you will have a difficult time convincing the jury as well. Therefore, even though there is no official time restraint for you to see a doctor, the insurance company is wagering that you cannot prove the causation link between the accident and the medical treatment.
Every case varies, however. In most car accident cases, if you wait too long to see a doctor, then claim the accident was the result of that doctor's visit, it will be extremely difficult for you to get anywhere with that claim. To lower the chances of the insurance company winning, you should seek medical help immediately following an accident, rather than holding it off and waiting. When you go in to see a doctor can be the difference between getting compensation or not.
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