{"id":1096,"date":"2013-03-23T15:05:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-23T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/2013\/03\/23\/what-if-a-car-accident-made-a-pre-existing-condi\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T00:05:24","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T04:05:24","slug":"what-if-a-car-accident-made-pre-existing-condition-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/blog\/what-if-a-car-accident-made-pre-existing-condition-worse\/","title":{"rendered":"Car Accident &amp; Pre-Existing Condition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p> If you were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/car-accident\/\n\">involved in a car accident<\/a> in South Carolina that didn&#8217;t result in any new injuries, but <i>did<\/i> aggravate old ones, you could still be entitled to compensation for your  injuries, pain and suffering, lost wages, and other damages. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a common misconception that a prior injury will keep you from  recovering damages after a car accident &#8211; but that&#8217;s not typically the case.<\/p>\n<p><b>Compensation for worsened pre-existing conditions&#8230;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>You cannot claim a pre-existing condition was caused by your accident,  and if you try, you could discredit your entire case&#8230; even if you have  valid new injuries that were caused by the crash as well.<\/p>\n<p> So, it&#8217;s important to talk to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/car-accident\/\n\">South Carolina car accident lawyer<\/a> about any pre-existing medical conditions. <\/p>\n<p>If you are upfront and open about your medical history with your attorney  from the beginning, it could be used to your advantage in the case against  the at-fault driver&#8217;s insurance company. Any existing injury that&#8217;s  exacerbated by a crash could qualify you for damages.<\/p>\n<p><b>Weakness can build a strong case.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In fact, your previous injuries and conditions could help to strengthen  your case. If you have a history of back or neck pain, issues with osteoporosis,  or other medical issues or conditions that make you more susceptible to  injury, your medical history could explain how a seemingly small and insignificant  accident caused you serious physical injury.<\/p>\n<p><b>Tips for approaching your case with pre-existing conditions:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>There are several things you should do in order to protect your rights  if you know you have pre-existing medical conditions that could play a  role in your car accident case.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Don&#8217;t talk to the other driver&#8217;s insurance company. <\/b><br \/> It&#8217;s very important if you were injured in a South Carolina car accident <b>not<\/b> to talk to the at-fault party&#8217;s insurance company &#8211; and <b>do not<\/b> release medical records without first discussing your case with an experienced  auto accident attorney. Insurance companies can run with medical releases  and search through your history; searching for evidence of pre-existing  conditions that could discredit your injury claims. <\/li>\n<li><b>Get the help you need. <\/b><br \/> Make sure doctors and medical professionals know you have a pre-existing  medical condition that may have been aggravated by your crash. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> If you have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/car-accident\/\n\" title=\"Auto Accident FAQ\">injured in a car accident<\/a> in South Carolina, and want to know what role your pre-existing injuries  could play in your potential case, contact the experienced legal team  at George Sink Injury Lawyers. We have offices throughout the state  and offer a free case evaluation that can help you understand your rights. <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You could still qualify for damages even if your South Carolina car accident injuries are related to a pre-existing condition. George Sink Injury Lawyers can help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,30,4,29,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-auto-accidents","category-auto-insurance","category-car-safety","category-distracted-driving","category-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n<title>Car Accident &amp; Pre-Existing Condition | George Sink<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"You could still qualify for damages even if your South Carolina car accident injuries are related to a pre-existing condition. George Sink Injury Lawyers can help. .\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/blog\/what-if-a-car-accident-made-pre-existing-condition-worse\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Car Accident &amp; Pre-Existing Condition | George Sink\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"You could still qualify for damages even if your South Carolina car accident injuries are related to a pre-existing condition. George Sink Injury Lawyers can help. .\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/blog\/what-if-a-car-accident-made-pre-existing-condition-worse\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"George Sink Injury Lawyers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sinklawfirm\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-03-23T15:05:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-08T04:05:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Trudy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@SinkLawFirm\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@SinkLawFirm\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Trudy\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Car Accident &amp; Pre-Existing Condition | George Sink","description":"You could still qualify for damages even if your South Carolina car accident injuries are related to a pre-existing condition. George Sink Injury Lawyers can help. .","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/blog\/what-if-a-car-accident-made-pre-existing-condition-worse\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Car Accident &amp; Pre-Existing Condition | George Sink","og_description":"You could still qualify for damages even if your South Carolina car accident injuries are related to a pre-existing condition. George Sink Injury Lawyers can help. .","og_url":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/blog\/what-if-a-car-accident-made-pre-existing-condition-worse\/","og_site_name":"George Sink Injury Lawyers","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sinklawfirm","article_published_time":"2013-03-23T15:05:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-05-08T04:05:24+00:00","author":"Trudy","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@SinkLawFirm","twitter_site":"@SinkLawFirm","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Trudy","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/blog\/what-if-a-car-accident-made-pre-existing-condition-worse\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/blog\/what-if-a-car-accident-made-pre-existing-condition-worse\/"},"author":{"name":"Trudy","@id":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2cf527896826feb585f13cea3f7750a0"},"headline":"Car Accident &amp; Pre-Existing Condition","datePublished":"2013-03-23T15:05:00+00:00","dateModified":"2024-05-08T04:05:24+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/blog\/what-if-a-car-accident-made-pre-existing-condition-worse\/"},"wordCount":439,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Auto Accidents","Auto Insurance","Car Safety","Distracted Driving","News"],"inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/blog\/what-if-a-car-accident-made-pre-existing-condition-worse\/","url":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/blog\/what-if-a-car-accident-made-pre-existing-condition-worse\/","name":"Car Accident &amp; Pre-Existing Condition | George Sink","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2013-03-23T15:05:00+00:00","dateModified":"2024-05-08T04:05:24+00:00","description":"You could still qualify for damages even if your South Carolina car accident injuries are related to a pre-existing condition. George Sink Injury Lawyers can help. .","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/blog\/what-if-a-car-accident-made-pre-existing-condition-worse\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/blog\/what-if-a-car-accident-made-pre-existing-condition-worse\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/blog\/what-if-a-car-accident-made-pre-existing-condition-worse\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Auto Accidents","item":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/blog\/category\/auto-accidents\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Car Accident &amp; Pre-Existing Condition","item":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/blog\/what-if-a-car-accident-made-pre-existing-condition-worse\/"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/","name":"George Sink","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/#organization","name":"George Sink Injury Lawyers","url":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/profile-picture.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/profile-picture.jpg","width":250,"height":250,"caption":"George Sink Injury Lawyers"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sinklawfirm","https:\/\/x.com\/SinkLawFirm","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sinklaw\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/george-sink-p-a-injury-lawyers\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/sinklaw\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/Sinklaw\/about"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2cf527896826feb585f13cea3f7750a0","name":"Trudy"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1096\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}