Brain Damage

Severe Brain Damage 

The amount of compensation you might receive with a brain damage injury depends on the extent of the injury.With very severe brain damage the award would be in the region of  £165,500 to £235,000 depending on the following:

• The degree of insight
• Life expectancy
• The extent of physical limitations
• The degree of dependence on others
• Ability to communicate
• Behavioural abnormality
• Epilepsy or a significant risk of epilepsy

The top end of the bracket would only be considered where there is a significant effect on the senses and severe physical limitation.

Moderately Severe Brain Injury

For moderately severe brain Injury the award would be in the region of £127,350 to £165,500 depending on the above bullet points.              

Moderate Brain Injury­

For moderate brain injury the award would be in the region of £25,000 to £127,250.  The higher end of the scale would be awarded for people who have undergone a personality change, an effect on sight, speech and senses, significant risk of epilepsy and no prospect of employment.  The lower end would be where your ability to work was reduced; only a small risk of epilepsy and the dependence on others is limited.

Minor Brain Injury                   

For minor brain injury the award would be in the region of £9,000 to £25,000 depending on the following:

• The extent and severity of the injury
• The extent of any continuing and possibly permanent disability
• The extent of any personality change
• Depression