Brain injuries can affect memory, mood, concentration, work, and daily life long after an accident. VanWa Legal PLLC helps brain injury victims in Vancouver and Clark County pursue compensation for medical care, lost income, and long term recovery needs.
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A brain injury does not always look serious right away. Symptoms can take days or even weeks to appear, long after the initial emergency room visit and long after you may have already spoken with an insurance adjuster.
That delay works against you if you are not prepared for it. Insurance companies frequently minimize concussions, treating them as minor injuries that resolve quickly, and gaps between the accident and your first symptoms can be used to question whether the injury is even real.
VanWa Legal PLLC represents brain injury victims across Vancouver and Clark County, and we understand how to document a brain injury the way it actually presents, not the way an insurer would prefer it did.
Injury Types
The most common type of brain injury, often dismissed as minor even when symptoms last for weeks or months.
Injuries that can still cause lasting memory, concentration, and mood changes despite being classified as mild.
Injuries involving longer periods of unconsciousness or confusion, often requiring extensive rehabilitation and long term care.
Fractures that can accompany a brain injury and increase the risk of complications like bleeding or infection.
A serious and sometimes delayed complication that requires immediate medical attention and close monitoring.
Widespread damage to brain tissue caused by rapid movement or rotation of the head, often more serious than imaging alone reveals.
Ongoing symptoms, from headaches to cognitive fog, that persist well beyond the typical recovery window for a concussion.
Common Causes
Symptoms
Brain injuries are uniquely difficult to prove because so much of the harm is invisible. Imaging like an MRI or CT scan does not always show damage, even when real symptoms are present, and insurers often seize on a normal scan as proof there is nothing to compensate.
Calling an injury "just a concussion" is a common tactic to minimize a claim's value before the full picture of your symptoms is understood. Pre-existing conditions, like a prior head injury or a history of migraines, can also be used against you, and any gap in treatment can be framed as evidence the injury was not serious. Neuropsychological testing, which measures cognitive function directly, often becomes essential evidence when imaging alone does not tell the whole story.
Compensation
*The compensation available depends on the facts of your case,
Long-Term Impact
A brain injury often reaches further than the person who was hurt. Work limitations can affect income for years, and cognitive fatigue or personality changes can put real strain on relationships that were never part of the plan.
Loss of independence is one of the hardest parts for many people to accept, needing help with tasks that used to be automatic. Families frequently take on caregiving responsibilities they never expected, and any settlement should account for that future, not just the treatment already completed.
FAQ
Headaches, memory problems, mood changes, and difficulty concentrating can all appear days or even weeks after an accident, even when there was no loss of consciousness at the scene.
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