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Soft Tissue Injury Settlement Calculator
Explore how expenses and selected assumptions change three illustrative soft-tissue injury scenarios. The weights and 20% variation are model choices, not settlement statistics or predictions. Each scenario total includes economic inputs and an assumed non-economic amount after a percentage reduction.
Interactive scenarios
Compare three illustrative totals by changing expenses and selected assumptions.
How to use this tool
- Open the calculator. Scroll to the interactive tool section and review the starter inputs already filled in as educational examples.
- Enter documented numbers. Replace sample bills, wages, rates, fault share, or care costs with values you can support with records.
- Compare the live results. Read each result card and its formula notes separately. These educational calculations are not a settlement range or a prediction of what an insurer or court will pay.
- Save and keep documenting. Copy or print the estimate, open a linked spreadsheet if available, then pair the output with related guides before any insurer negotiation.
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Start with documented expenses
Keep entered costs distinct from the assumptions used to calculate the scenarios.
List medical treatment, rehabilitation and lost wages separately. If a therapy bill is already included in medical treatment, do not add it again under rehabilitation. The tool adds these inputs; it cannot detect duplicate charges or decide which costs are recoverable.
Use the treatment-month field to explore the model, not to make care decisions. Its duration weight stops increasing at six months even though the field accepts up to 24 months. Follow treatment advice from a qualified clinician rather than trying to increase a calculator result.
What each selection changes
These selections apply fixed model weights, not an independent assessment of your claim.
Treatment inputs
Medical and therapy costs increase the economic base. Months change a separate duration weight, subject to its six-month cap.
Documentation strength
The documentation menu selects one of three fixed adjustments. It does not inspect or grade the underlying records.
Percentage reduction
The selected percentage reduces all three totals. The tool does not apply legal recovery cutoffs or determine fault.
How to use the result
Compare the arithmetic and record your assumptions before drawing conclusions.
The lower and upper scenarios are simply 80% and 120% of the central result. Duration, documentation and fault inputs already affect all three totals. The lower result does not independently reassess weak evidence, and the upper result does not validate strong evidence.
Change one input at a time to understand its numerical effect. A mismatch with an actual offer does not prove that your inputs or the offer are wrong: the model omits important case-specific issues. Do not use a displayed amount as the sole reason to accept an offer or sign a release.
Related Resources
Use these pages and documentation tools to validate the estimate, preserve evidence, and keep the claim file organized.
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Soft Tissue Calculator Guide
Follow the default worked example and understand every input, fixed weight and limitation.
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Evidence
Personal-Injury Evidence Checklist
Build a cleaner record of treatment, wage loss, and symptom proof before negotiating a soft tissue claim.
Frequently Asked Questions
What counts as a soft tissue injury here?
The tool is aimed at accident-related whiplash, strains, sprains, back soft tissue injuries, and similar cases where pain can be real even without a fracture or surgery.
Does the tool evaluate my evidence?
No. Selecting a documentation level changes a fixed model weight. The calculator does not read records, decide credibility or measure how an insurer will respond.
Does physical therapy matter to the estimate?
Therapy expenses add to the economic base. Avoid entering them again under medical treatment. The duration adjustment increases through six months and then stays fixed; this is not a treatment recommendation.
Can this replace a lawyer's valuation?
No. It is a planning tool. Venue, preexisting conditions, imaging, credibility, and insurer strategy can move the real number significantly.
Educational Use Disclaimer
This educational model does not determine a fair settlement or legal entitlement. It does not evaluate evidence, coverage, fees, liens or state recovery rules.
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