MENTAL INJURY COMPENSATION FOR PHYSICAL PAIN

Pecuniary compensation for suffered physical pain is determined depending on: personality of the claimant, pain duration, pain intensity, character of injury, age of the claimant. Type of injury and injured body part also play the part in the determination of the amount of compensation. Short duration of pains or their low intensity may result in the fact that the claimant’s right to compensation for mental injury will not be recognized.