Compensation Estimate

WHAT IS THE VALUE OF MY CLAIM?

There are many different types of accidents and equally many different types of injuries that people suffer.

The amount of personal injury compensation awarded depends on the extent of the injury and the financial losses involved.

Compensation is awarded for pain, suffering and your inability to do things after your accident that you could do before. The award is made based upon medical evidence, normally specialist reports, of the injuries suffered. The amount of compensation takes account of how your injuries or disease affect you now and how they might affect you in the future.

Accident compensation is also paid to cover financial losses suffered as a result of the accident. The aim of this type of compensation is to put you back in a position, financially, as if the accident had never occurred. You should keep receipts and invoices for any expenses associated with your accident, e.g. for prescriptions and the cost of travelling to hospital.

Accident compensation will cover any loss of earnings since the accident and any future loss of earnings. In more serious cases personal injury compensation will extend to alterations to property or vehicles and on-going care costs, including those provided by the family.

Additional damages will be awarded where the case involves a fatality. These will be for funeral expenses and compensation to any living relatives, who were dependent on the deceased for their income and time.

By clicking on the headings below, you will find a general guide to the levels of compensation for various injuries. These are only guideline figures. Each and every injury is different and cases are assessed on the evidence obtained.

Neck	Pelvic & Back	Shoulder	Arms
Wrist	Hands	Pelvis and hips	Legs
Ankles	Achilles Tendon	Feet	Toes
Head	Brain Damage	Epilepsy	Facial (skeletal)
Facial (disfigurement)	Hair	Psychiatric Damage Generally	PTSD
Chronic Pain	Senses	Paralysis	Back

There are other injuries and medical conditions which you may not find in the guidelines illustrated. For more information please call Balfor Legal.

	Injuries Involving Paralysis
	Quadriplegia	£188,250 to £235,000
	Paraplegia	£127,250 to £165,500

	Brain Damage
	Very Severe Brain Damage	£165,500 to £235,000
	Moderately Severe Brain Injury	£127,250 to £165,500
	Moderate Brain Damage	£25,000 to 127,500
	Minor Brain Damage	£9,000 to £25,000

	Minor Head injury
	£1,300 to £7,425	£188,250 to £235,000

	Epilepsy
	Established Grand Mal	£58,500 to £87,500
	Established Petit Mal	£32,000 to £76,350
	Other Epileptic Conditions	£6,100 to £15,250

	Psychiatric Damage Generally
	Severe	£32,000 to £67,200
	Moderately Severe	£11,200 to £32,000
	Moderate	£3,450 to £11,200
	Minor	£840 to £3,450

	Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
	Severe	£36,650 to £58,500
	Moderately Severe	£13,500 to £33,800
	Moderate	£4,825 to £13,500
	Minor	£2,300 to £4,825

	Chronic Pain
	Chronic Pain Syndrome Severe Moderate	£24,450 to £37,150 £6,350 to £19,100
	Fibromyalgia	£19,850 to £37,150
	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	In the region of £28,750
	Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Severe Moderate	£29,750 to £58,500 £14,750 to £22,400
	Somatoform Disorder	In the region of £26,500

Injuries Affecting the Senses
	Injuries Affecting Sight
	Total Blindness and Deafness	In the region of £235,000
	Total Blindness	In the region of £155,250
	Loss of Sight in One Eye with Reduced Vision in the Remaining Eye	£37,150 to £104,500
	Total Loss of One Eye	£32,000 to £38,175
	Complete Loss of Sight in One Eye	£28,750 to £32,000
	Cases of serious but incomplete loss of vision in one eye without significant risk of loss or reduction of vision in the remaining eye, or where there is constant double vision	£13,750 to £22,650
	Minor but permanent impairment of vision in one eye, including cases where there is some double vision, which may not be constant	£7,375 to £12,200
	Minor Eye Injuries	£2,300 to £5,100
	Transient Eye Injuries	£2,300 to £5,100
	Transient Eye Injuries	£2,300 to £5,100
	Deafness
	Total Deafness and Loss of Speech	£63,625 to £81,500
	Total Deafness	£52,950 to £63,625
	Total Loss of Hearing in One Ear	£18,325 to £26,500
	Total Deafness and Loss of Speech	£63,625 to £81,500
	Partial Hearing Loss/Tinnitus	£4,300 to £26,500
	Partial Hearing Loss/Tinnitus	£4,300 to £26,500
	Impairment of Taste and Smell
	Total Loss of Taste and Smell	In the region of £22,650
	Total Loss of Smell and Significant Loss of Taste	£19,100 to £22,650
	Loss of Smell	£14,500 to £19,100
	Loss of Taste	£11,200 to £14,500

Neck Injuries
Severe	£14,500 to £86,500
Moderate	£4,575 to £14,500
Minor	£750 to £4,575

Back Injuries
Severe	£22,650 to £98,500
Moderate	£7,125 to £22,650
Minor within about five years within about two years	£4,575 to £7,125 Up to £4,575

Shoulder Injuries
Severe	£11,200 to £28,000
Serious	£7,375 to £11,200
Moderate	£4,575 to £7,375
Minor Recovery in less than two years Recovery within a year	£2,550 to £4,575 Up to £2,550
Fracture of Clavicle	£3,000 to £7,125

Injuries to the Pelvis and Hips
Severe	£22,650 to £76,350
Moderate	£15,500 to £22,650
Injuries of Limited Severity	£7,375 to £15,500
Lesser Injuries	£2,175 to £7,375
Minor Injuries	Up to £2,175

Amputation of Arms
Loss of Both Arms	£140,500 to £174,500
Loss of One Arm Arm Amputated at the Shoulder Above-elbow Amputation Below-elbow Amputation	Not less than £79,000 £63,625 to £76,350 £56,000 to £63,625

Other Arm Injuries
Severe Injuries	£56,000 to £76,350
Injuries resulting in Permanent and Substantial Disablement	£22,650 to £34,850
Less Severe Injury	£11,200 to £22,650
Simple Fractures of the Forearm	£3,800 to £11,200

Injuries to the Elbow
A Severely Disabling Injury	£22,650 to £32,000
Less Severe Injuries	£9,150 to £18,325
Moderate or Minor Injury	Up to £7,375

Wrist Injuries
complete loss of function	£27,750 to £34,850
significant permanent disability	£14,250 to £22,650
some permanent disability	£7,375 to £14,250
An uncomplicated Colles' fracture	In the region of £4,300
Very minor undisplaced or minimally displaced fractures	£2,000 to £2,800

Hand Injuries
Total or Effective Loss of Both Hands	£81,500 to £117,000
Serious Damage to Both Hands	£32,000 to £49,350
Total or Effective Loss of One Hand	£56,000 to £63,625
Amputation of Index and Middle and/or Ring Fingers	£36,125 to £52,950
Serious Hand Injuries	£16,800 to £36,125
Less Serious Hand Injury	£8,400 to £16,800
Moderate Hand Injury	£3,800 to £7,625
Minor Hand Injuries	£500 to £2,550
Severe Fractures to Fingers	Up to £21,350
Total Loss of Index Finger	In the region of £10,700
Partial Loss of Index Finger	£7,125 to £10,700
Fracture of Index Finger	£5,350 to £7,125
Total Loss of Middle Finger	In the region of £8,900
Serious Injury to Ring or Middle Fingers	In the region of £10,700
Loss of the Terminal Phalanx of the Ring or Middle Fingers	£2,300 to £4,575
Amputation of Little Finger	£5,100 to £7,125
Loss of Part of the Little Finger	£2,300 to £3,450
Amputation of Ring and Little Fingers	In the region of £12,725
Amputation of the Terminal Phalanges of the Index and Middle Fingers	In the region of £14,500
Fracture of One Finger	In the region of £10,700
Loss of Thumb	£20,350 to £32,000
Very Serious Injury to Thumb	£11,450 to £20,350
Serious Injury to the Thumb	£7,375 to £9,700
Moderate Injuries to the Thumb	£5,600 to £7,375
Severe Dislocation of the Thumb	£2,300 to £4,000
Minor Injuries to the Thumb	In the region of £2,300
Trivial Thumb Injuries	In the region of £1,250

Leg Injuries
Amputations
Total Loss of Both Legs	£140,500 to £165,500
Below-knee Amputation of Both Legs	£117,000 to £157,750
Above-knee Amputation of One Leg	£56,000 to £81,500
Below-knee Amputation of One Leg	£52,950 to £76,350
Severe Leg Injuries	£3,800 to £7,625
The Most Serious Injuries Short of	£32,000 to £49,350
Amputation	£32,000 to £49,350
Very Serious	£22,650 to £32,000
Serious	£16,300 to £22,650
Moderate	£10,500 to £16,300
Less Serious Leg Injuries	£5,350 to £8,150
Simple Fracture of a Femur
Simple Fractures and Soft Tissue	Up to £5,350
Injuries	£5,100 to £7,125

Knee Injuries
Severe	£15,500 to £56,000
Moderate	£8,150 to £15,500

Ankle Injuries
Very Severe	£29,000 to £40,750
Severe	£18,325 to £29,000
Moderate	£7,625 to £15,500
Modest Injuries	Up to £8,150

Achilles Tendon
Most Serious	In the region of £22,900
Serious	£14,500 to £17,550
Moderate	£8,650 to £10,500
Minor	£4,300 to £5,850

Foot Injuries
Amputation of Both Feet	£98,500 to £117,000
Amputation of One Foot	£48,850 to £63,625
Very Severe	£48,850 to £63,625
Severe	£26,500 to £39,200
Serious	£14,500 to £22,650
Moderate	£8,150 to £14,500
Modest	Up to £8,150

Toe Injuries
Amputation of All Toes	£21,350 to £32,800
Amputation of the Great Toe In the region of	£18,325
Severe Toe Injuries	£8,150 to £11,200
Serious Toe Injuries	£5,600 to £8,150
Moderate Toe Injuries	Up to £5,600

Facial Injuries
Le Fort Fractures of Frontal Facial Bones Multiple Fractures of Facial Bones	£14,000 to £21,350 £8,650 to £14,000
Fractures of Nose or Nasal Complex Serious Moderate Minor	£6,100 to £13,500 £2,300 to £3,000 £1000 to £1,775
Fractures of Cheekbones Serious Moderate Minor	£5,850 to £9,150 £2,550 to £3,800 £1,400 to £1,725
Fractures of Jaws Very serious multiple fractures Serious Fractures Simple Fractures	£17,800 to £26,500 £10,500 to £17,800 £3,800 to £5,100
Damage to Teeth Loss of or serious damage to several front teeth Loss of or serious damage to two front teeth Loss of or serious damage to one front tooth Loss of or damage to back teeth: per tooth	£5,100 to £6,600 £2,550 to £4,300 £1,300 to £2,300 £630 to £1,000

Facial Disfigurement
Females Very Severe Scarring  Less Severe Scarring  Significant Scarring Less Significant Scarring  Trivial Scarring	£28,000 to £56,500 £17,550 to £28,000 £10,500 to £17,550 £2,300 to £8,150 £1,000 to £2,000
Males Very Severe Scarring  Less Severe Scarring  Significant Scarring Less Significant Scarring Trivial Scarring	£17,550 to £38,175 £10,500 to £17,550 £5,350 to £10,500 £2,300 to £5,350 £1,000 to £2,000
Scarring to Other Parts of the Body	£1,300 to £8,200

Damage to Ribs
Fractures of ribs, causing serious pain and disability over a period of weeks only. Up to	£2,300

Damage to Hair

£2,300 to £6,350