In plain words: if you survived an accident with injuries, your claim is not just the hospital bill. The law lets you recover for your treatment, your lost earnings, your future care and the pain and disruption to your life — heads that are often left unclaimed.
Medical and treatment costs
- Hospitalisation and surgery, medicines, implants and diagnostics.
- Future medical expenses — further surgeries, physiotherapy, ongoing medication.
- Conveyance and special diet during treatment and recovery.
Loss of income
- Actual loss of earnings during treatment and recovery.
- Loss of future earning capacity where the injury has a lasting effect on your ability to work.
Care and assistance
- Attendant/nursing charges where you needed help during recovery or on a continuing basis.
- Special aids and appliances — prosthetics, wheelchair, home or vehicle modification.
Non-pecuniary heads — often under-claimed
- Pain and suffering — for the physical and mental ordeal.
- Loss of amenities of life — the inability to enjoy activities you once could.
- Disfigurement — for scarring and its effect.
- Loss of marriage prospects in appropriate cases.
Why these add up
Claimants frequently ask only for the hospital bill and lost salary, and leave the non-pecuniary heads and future costs unclaimed. Properly pleaded and proved, these heads can form a large part of a fair award — which is why presenting the full picture matters.
Frequently asked questions
I recovered fully — can I still claim? Yes — for your treatment, lost income, and pain and suffering during the ordeal.
Can I claim future surgery costs? Yes, with medical evidence of the need and likely cost.
Is pain and suffering really compensated? Yes — it is a recognised head, though it must be reasonably assessed.
How Vakil Help Desk helps
Vakil Help Desk makes sure an injured claimant recovers every head the law allows — not just the hospital bill. If a road accident has injured you, we can help you claim the full cost of your recovery and your loss.
This article is for general legal awareness, not individual legal advice. Compensation depends on the facts, the evidence and the law as applied by the Tribunal, and figures are revised over time. Please consult a lawyer before acting.