A “compensation claim” is made when you have suffered injuries and loss after an accident that occurred due to the fault of someone else. This claim is basically to help you against any unwanted financial expenses for health care and replacement of anything that was damaged as a result of an accident that occurred because of someone else’s fault.
You can claim for compensation up to three years after the accident. If you have not started your claim process within this time, you will not be able to claim any compensation later on. This is because three years is considered a reasonable amount of time to allow victims to recover from their medical injuries and be able enough to start with the proceedings.
There are, however, some exceptions to this rule. If you are under the age of 18 at the time of the accident, you have three years after you turn 21 to start proceedings. This is because you are not considered an adult till you are 18, and thus you will have to wait for your 21st birthday to make the claim. The three years’ time limit, however, does not apply if you suffer from some mental injury as a result of that accident. In fact, in such cases you are given enough time to recover and then file a case for compensation.
Sometimes, it takes time for victims to realize what injuries they have suffered. For this reason, you are given a three years time in order to realize any injury that you suffered because of that accident. Of course, the time limit can also be overturned at the courts discretion, which is why it is important to have a good lawyer with experience in this field.
It is a good idea to start proceedings as soon as possible, so that you do not have to wait too long for compensation payments. But, in case you are not able to file a claim just after the accident due to any reason, you need not to worry as you have enough time to file it and get your claim fulfilled.