Back Injuries

Back injuries for which compensation is claimed range from the severe leading to problems like impotence or incontinence to prolapsed discs to damage to the soft tissues of the back like the tendons, ligaments or muscles.

The highest awards require permanent pain and disability and severe consequences like impotence or double incontinence and the lowest awards usually involve minor soft tissue injuries where there is a full recovery within a few months.

Having a pre-existing back condition may not prevent you from making a claim as compensation can be claimed for an aggravation of a pre-existing problem or an acceleration of the back symptoms as a result of the accident.

Severe - £22,650 to £98,500

Moderate - £7,125 to £22,650

Minor - £1,000 to £7,125