Lost productive years are the term your income decreases due to the residual disability left by a traffic accident. For the determination of the amount of compensation, it's needed to expect how many years your income will decrease due to the residual disability. The lost productive years often become a problem in compensation for traffic accident victims, because there is no definite standard for the determination.
A process of traffic accident starts at an accident scene and ends when all the damages and losses are determined in a settlement. There are five steps until the case settles. We explain them in detail.
Whiplash is one of the most common injuries in traffic accidents. Subjective symptoms vary widely like headaches, pain in neck and tinnitus, but they are difficult to prove because they lack objective symptoms. That means special consideration is necessary when applying for residual disability.
When you apply for special compensation for your residual disability left by a traffic accident, it's necessary to submit the Medical Certificate of Residual Disability with GIROJ. It can be only issued by doctors.
Many traffic accident victims in Japan having nervous symptoms struggle to get CALI's 12th-grade compensation for residual disability. In order to get the 12th-grade, victims have to submit objective evidence proving your symptoms are obstinate.
Compensation is mainly based on the actual losses of car accident victims. However, when it comes to human injury accidents or fatal accidents, consolation money is necessary for compensation. This article specifies the amount of consolation money for a victim left with residual disability.
If you are not satisfied with the GIROJ's decision with your residual disability, you can submit a Formal Objection with them and make GIROJ reconsider their decision.
CALI's compensation drastically increases if you are left with residual disability in a traffic accident. In most of the cases, at-fault driver's insurance companies apply for CALI's compensation for residual disability on behalf of you. However, it's better to apply for it by victims themselves so that they can increase the possibility to get higher compensation.
