Nerve damage compensation claims

What are the different symptoms of nerve damage?

Because the nervous system runs throughout the body and features many different nerves, symptoms of a specific nerve injury can differ depending on what nerve(s) you've injured. There are, however, a few general symptoms that are common among nerve damage:

• Numbness or tingling in the hands, feet or another part of the body.
• A feeling of tightness in the hands, feet or another part of the body.
• Muscle weakness, particularly in the arms and legs.
• Sharp pains in your hands, feet, arms or legs.
• A buzzing sensation that feels like an electrical current running through the affected area.

Injury to specific nerves can also create the following symptoms:

Autonomic nerve injury

• Inability to sense chest pain from a heart attack or angina.
• Hyperhidrosis (sweating too much) or anhidrosis (sweating too little).
• Constipation and bladder issues.
• Dry mouth and eyes.
• Dizziness.
• Sexual dysfunction.

Motor nerve injury

• Muscle weakness or paralysis.
• Muscle loss (atrophy).
• Muscle twitching or tics (fasciculations).

Sensory nerve injury

• Oversensitivity to pain.
• Numbness, tingling, burning or prickling sensations.
• Loss of balance and other issues relating to your positioning.

Trigeminal nerve injury

• Shooting or stabbing pain in the face or jaw.
• Spontaneous attacks of pain when chewing, speaking or touching the face.
• Pain in one side of the face or focused to one spot.

Can you get compensation for more than one type of nerve damage?

Sometimes with accidents that cause nerve damage, multiple nerve injuries occur that affect different parts of the body. With that in mind, you can make more than one nerve injury claim at once.

When you speak to us for the first time about your claim, we'll get to know the full details of your case and the injuries that you've suffered. If you've suffered more than one type of nerve damage, this will be factored into your claim and the compensation that we seek on your behalf.

How much compensation could I get for a nerve damage injury?

Nerve damage compensation amounts in the UK differ from claim to claim. Nerve damage is a complex form of personal injury that comes in many forms. Likewise, the circumstances surrounding each accident are unique to each case.

Because of that, we can't tell you how much how your claim will be worth straight away. That's something that gets figured out along the way and will be determined using the Judicial College Guidelines.

Your pay out figure will take into account factors like:

• The type and severity of your injury.
• The emotional distress that the injury has caused you.
• How much time you've had to take off work and the associated loss of pay.
• How much time others have had to take off work to aid your recovery.
• The cost of the medical treatment that you have received and will require in the future.

If you want an idea of how much your claim could be worth, you can use our free nerve damage compensation calculator to get an estimate.

How much compensation could I get for dental nerve damage?

Just as with wider nerve injury claims, dental nerve damage compensation figures differ from case to case in the same way. Even though it's a more specific nerve injury, the factors mentioned in the previous question will all still be taken into account.

Can I claim PIP for nerve damage?

A Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is weekly support payment that is available to claim if:

• You're aged 16 or over.
• You have a long-term physical or mental health issue.
• You have trouble carrying out everyday tasks or problems with your mobility.
• Your illness, injury or condition is expected to last for at least 12 months after it started.

Therefore, if you have suffered a long-term, debilitating nerve injury, you may find that you can claim a PIP allowance.

How do I start my nerve injury compensation claim?

There are three ways in which you can start your nerve damage compensation claim with us:

• Use our callback form to tell us a few details about yourself and your injury and a member of our team will get back to you at time that's convenient for you.
• Call us on 0800 587 0344. Our lines are open until 9pm Monday to Friday, 6pm on Saturdays and 5pm on Sundays.

Use our nerve damage compensation calculator to figure out how much your claim could be worth.

How long do nerve damage compensation claims take?

There's no set process or timeframe for how long your claim will take. The length of the claims process often comes down to how long it takes to do things like compile and submit evidence as well as how much your injury is affecting your day-to-day life.

Rest assured that we'll keep you in the loop every step of the way, no matter how long it takes to get things done.

What if my nerve injury claim isn't successful?

We work with most of our clients on a no win no fee basis, which means that you won't pay us a penny if your claim is unsuccessful, so that you can work with us entirely risk-free.

Additionally, you can arrange to take out After the Event (ATE) insurance to protect you financially in the instance that you lose your claim.