What this video covers
- Mental health diagnoses are legitimate injury damages
- Documentation from a healthcare provider is essential
- Early evaluation protects your full claim value
Video summary
After a serious accident, it's normal to feel anxious or shaken.
But when those feelings persist—when you're having trouble sleeping, avoiding places, or struggling to focus weeks later—that's a real injury that belongs in your claim.
Here's what matters: anxiety, PTSD, and depression are compensable only when they're documented by a healthcare provider.
Transcript
After a serious accident, it's normal to feel anxious or shaken. But when those feelings persist—when you're having trouble sleeping, avoiding places, or struggling to focus weeks later—that's a real injury that belongs in your claim. Here's what matters: anxiety, PTSD, and depression are compensable only when they're documented by a healthcare provider. This means seeing a doctor or therapist and getting a formal diagnosis. Keep records of these appointments and any treatment notes. Timing is important. The sooner you seek help after an accident, the clearer the connection between the incident and your mental health symptoms. This documentation becomes crucial evidence if your claim is disputed. Many injury victims hesitate to mention emotional harm because they think it sounds less serious than a broken bone. It isn't. The impact on your daily life—lost wages, medical costs, pain and suffering—is just as real. Getting evaluated early protects your right to pursue full compensation.