Claim amounts

The amount of compensation that you can claim for will depend on your type of injury and therefore the type of claim. When it comes to compensation claims, injury types are broadly divided into the following categories:

Head injury

One of the most serious of injuries, brain damage is assessed in terms of its level (minor, moderate or severe). This category covers head injury suffered as a result of epilepsy.

Psychiatric damage

This can be a complex area of personal injury due to the many differing types. The extent of the psychiatric damage will be assessed and this will affect the compensation amount. This category also covers Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Chronic Pain Syndrome and similar conditions.

Injury to the senses

These injuries can range from a loss of smell or taste through to complete deafness or blindness. Factors such as the severity of the injury and the ramifications on everyday life will affect the claim amount.

Injuries to internal organs

This is a broad category that includes any injury to a major internal organ. In cases of damage to the reproductive system, the scales of compensation for women are slightly higher than for men. Claims for Asbestos-related illnesses such as Asbestiosis and Mesothelioma come under this category.

Orthopaedic injuries

The broadest category, orthopaedic injuries cover those suffered to the spine, to joints and to muscles.

Facial injuries

The compensation scale for facial injuries suffered by women can reach a higher level than for men.

The list below gives examples of the sorts of amounts you can expect to receive in compensation for different types of injury.

Head Injury

Brain Damage

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

Minor Head Injury

1,300 - 7,425

Epilepsy

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

Psychiatric Damage

Psychiatric Injury

Severe Psychiatric Injury	32,000 – 67,200
Moderately Severe Psychiatric Injury	11,200 – 32,000
Moderate Psychiatric Injury	3,450 – 11,200
Minor Psychiatric Injury	840 – 3,450

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Severe PTSD	36,650 – 58,500
Moderately Severe PTSD	13,500 – 33,800
Moderate PTSD	4,825 – 13,500
Minor PTSD	2,300 – 4,825

Chronic Pain

Severe Chronic Pain Syndrome	24,450 – 37,150
Moderate Chronic Pain Syndrome	6,350 – 19,100
Fibromyalgia	19,850 – 37,150
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	28,750
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (Also called complex regional pain syndrome)
- Severe	29,750 – 58,500
- Moderate	14,750 – 22,400
Somatoform Disorder	circa 26,500

Injury to the Senses

Sight

Total Blindness and Deafness	circa 235,000
Total Blindness	circa 155,250
Loss of sight in one eye with reduced vision in the remaining eye	37,150 – 104,500
Total loss of one eye	32,000 – 38,175
Complete loss of sight in one eye	28,750 – 32,000
Incomplete loss of vision	13,750 – 22,650
Minor permanent impairment of vision	7,375 – 12,200
Minor eye injury	2,300 – 5,100
Transient eye injury	1,300 – 2,300

Deafness

Total deafness and loss of speech	63,625 – 81,500
Total deafness	52,950 – 63,625
Total loss of hearing in one ear	18,325 – 26,500
Partial loss of hearing/Tinnitus
- Severe	17,300 – 26,500
- Moderate	8,650 – 17,300
- Mild	7,375 – 8,650
- Slight/Occasional	4,300 – 7,375

Impairment of taste and smell

Total loss of taste and smell	circa 22,650
Total loss of smell and significant loss of taste	19,100 – 22,650
Loss of smell	14,500 – 19,100
Loss of taste	11,200 – 14,500

Injuries to internal organs

Chest injuries	2,300 – 87,500
Lung diseases	1,300 – 79,000
Abestos related diseases
- Mesothelioma	47,850 – 74,300
- Lung Cancer	45,800 – 58,500
- Asbestosis	28,000 – 61,500
- Pleural Thickening	22,400 – 45,800
- Pleural Plaques	6,100 – 7,125
- Asthma	3,000 – 38,175
Reproductive system
- Male	3,800 – 86,500
- Female	5,850 – 98,500
Digestive system	550 – 36,125
Kidney	18,100 – 122,000
Bowel	7,375 – 87,500
Bladder	13,500 – 81,500
Spleen	2,550 – 15,250
Hernia	2,000 – 14,000

Orthopaedic Injuries

Neck Injuries
- Severe	14,500 – 86,500
- Moderate	4,575 – 14,500
- Minor	750 – 4,575
Back Injuries
- Severe	22,650 – 98,500
- Moderate	7,125 – 22,650
- Minor	4,575 – 7,125
Shoulder Injuries
Severe	11,200 – 28,000
Serious	7,375 – 11,200
Moderate	4,575 – 7,375
Minor	2,550 – 4,575
Fracture of clavicle	3,000 – 7,125
Injuries to Pelvis and Hips
- Severe	22,650 – 76,350
- Moderate	15,500 – 22,650
- Injuries of limited severity	7,375 – 15,500
- Lesser injuries	2,175 – 7,375
Amputation of Arms
Loss of both arms	140,500 – 174,500
Loss of one arm
- Arm amputated at shoulder	circa 79,000
- Above elbow amputation	63,625 – 76,350
- Below elbow amputation	56,000 – 63,625
Other arm injuries
- Severe	56,000 – 76,350
- Permanent/substantial disability	22,650 – 34,850
- Less severe injury	9,150 – 22,650
- Moderate or Minor injury	Up to 7,375
Wrist injuries	2,000 – 34,850
Hand injuries	500 – 117,000
Finger injuries	1,250 – 32,000
Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)/Vibration White Finger (VWF)
- Most Serious	18,325 – 22,400
- Serious	9,700 – 18,325
- Moderate	5,100 – 9,700
- Minor	1,775 – 5,100
Work-related Upper Limb Disorders	1,300 – 13,500
Leg Injuries
Amputations	52,950 – 165,500
Severe leg Injuries	16,300 – 79,000
Less serious leg injuries	5,350 – 16,300
Knee injuries
- Severe	15,500 – 56,000
- Moderate	8,150 – 15,500
Ankle injuries
- Very severe	29,000 – 40,750
- Severe	18,325 – 29,000
- Moderate	7,625 – 15,500
- Modest injuries	up to 8,150
Achilles Tendon
- Most serious	circa 22,900
- Serious	14,500 – 17,550
- Moderate	8,650 – 10,500
- Minor	4,300 – 5,850
Foot injuries
- Amputations	48,850 – 117,000
- Very Severe	48,850 – 63,625
- Severe	26,500 – 39,200
- Serious	14,500 – 22,650
- Moderate	8,150 – 14,500
- Modest	Up to 8,150
Toe injuries
- Amputations	18,325 – 32,800
- Severe	8,150 – 11,200
- Serious	5,600 – 8,150
- Moderate	Up to 5,600

Facial injuries

Skeletal injuries

Fractures of frontal facial bones	14,000 – 21,350
Multiple fractures of facial bones	8,650 – 14,000
Fractures of nose	1,000 – 13,500
Fractures of cheek bones	1,400 – 9,150
Fractures of jaw	3,800 – 26,500
Damage to teeth	630 – 6,600

Facial disfigurement

Female	1,000 – 56,500
Male	1,000 – 38,175