With any personal injury compensation claim it is important to have some idea at the outset of how much compensation you may be able to claim.
Injuries vary in severity and part of the personal injury compensation process is to consult with experts to define how much harm the accident or incident has caused and what impact that is likely to have on your future.
Depending on the severity there are guidelines on how much compensation can be claimed. Click a body part for possible claim value (shown below skeleton on mobiles).
How much will my claim cost? Types of claims
Strains, sprains and minor fracture – Up to £10,450
Moderate fracture – Up to £20,200
Severe injury – Up to £38,050
Minor – Up to £9,757
Moderate – Up to £16,000
Serious – Up to £22,875
Moderate fracture – Up to £19,000
Serious – Up to £29,800
Severe – Up to £53,200
Minor Injuries with no brain damage – Up to £9,700
Minor Brain Damage with good recovery – Up to £32,700
Moderate Brain Damage with residual defects – Up to £166,500
Severe Brain Damage – Up to £307,000
Inability to cope with life and/or work, affecting relationships with family and friends – Up to £88,000
Full recovery within 2 years – Up to £6,225
Largely recovered, some continuing minor symptoms – Up to £17,600
Moderately severe, disability for the foreseeable future – Up to £37,000
Severe, permanent symptoms – Up to £76,500
Occasional tinnitus, slight hearing loss – Up to £9,575
Tinnitus, moderate hearing loss – Up to £22,600
Tinnitus, severe hearing loss – Up to £34,600
Deafness, one ear – Up to £34,600
Deafness, both ears – Up to £83,325
Loss or serious damage to back teeth – Up to £1,300 per tooth
Loss or serious damage to several front teeth – Up to £8,675
Minor injuries, some pains, vision interference – Up to £6,650
Impairment of vision, not permanent – Up to £15,950
Strains and pains, good recovery – Up to £9,500
Severe pain and disability, spinal cord damage – Up to £122,350
Uncomplicated fracture, good recovery – Up to £14,600
Uncomplicated fracture, some disability – Up to £29,800
Serious fracture, resulting in permanent and substantial disablement – Up to £45,500
Minor – Up to £9,575
Severe – Up to £24,350
Severe disability – Up to £41,675
Minor, soft tissue injuries, good recovery – Up to £5,800
Moderate injuries, frozen shoulder – Up to £9,700
Dislocation of thumb – Up to £5,150
Fracture of finger – Up to £3,600
Loss of part of little finger – Up to £4,450
Serious injury ring/middle finger – Up to £12,425
Loss of index finger – Up to £14,250
Loss of one hand – Up to £83,325
Loss of both hands – Up to £153,200
Minor, uncomplicated – Up to £3,600
Severe, significant permanent disability – Up to £29,800
Severe pain and disability, spinal cord damage – Up to £122,350
Minor – Up to £9,575
Moderate – Up to £29,800
Severe – Up to £99,500
Soft tissue – Up to £4,650
Severe – Up to £73,125
Simple fracture – Up to £6,925
Severe – Up to £29,800
Mesothelioma – Up to £95,700
Lung cancer – Up to £74,000
Asbestosis – Up to £80,450
Pleural thickening – Up to £29,200
Disabling – Up to £50,000
Chronic – Up to £32,700
Bronchitis and wheezing – Up to £20,000
Relatively mild – Up to £14,600
Mild – Up to £3,900