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What to Include in a Prognosis Section.

A prognosis section is not a prediction dressed up as certainty. It is the expert’s reasoned opinion on recovery, based on the injury, the records, the examination, the claimant’s progress and the evidence available at the time of reporting.
Distinction matters in medico-legal reports, prognosis is often one of the most important sections. It affects valuation, treatment decisions, litigation risk and settlement. In lower value injury claims, prognosis may be the central issue. In more complex cases, it may determine a future care, rehabilitation, loss of earnings and ongoing disability.
Yet prognosis sections are often too thin.