{"id":486,"date":"2021-03-13T21:53:27","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T21:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/what-is-a-pre-existing-condition\/"},"modified":"2022-07-01T11:54:01","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T16:54:01","slug":"what-is-a-pre-existing-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/what-is-a-pre-existing-condition\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Considered a Pre-Existing Condition?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/category\/car-accidents\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Car accidents<\/a> | March 13, 2021<\/p>\n<p>If you or somebody you care about sustains an injury caused by the careless or negligent actions of another individual, business, or entity, you will likel be entitled to compensation. However, it is not uncommon for insurance carriers or at-fault parties to try and use an injury victim\u2019s pre-existing conditions against them. Here, we want to discuss what constitutes a pre-existing condition and how these can be used against the victim in an injury case. We also want to discuss whether or not you will need a local <a href=\"\/chicago-personal-injury-attorney\/\">Chicago personal injury attorney<\/a> to help ensure you receive the compensation you are entitled to.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/what-is-a-pre-existing-condition.jpg\" alt=\"What is Considered a Pre-Existing Condition?\"\/><\/p>\n<h2>What Counts as a Pre-Existing Injury?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/what-is-a-pre-existing-condition\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading What is Considered a Pre-Existing Condition?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Car accidents | March 13, 2021 If you or somebody you care about sustains an injury caused by the careless or negligent actions of another individual, business, or entity, you will likel be entitled to compensation. However, it is not uncommon for insurance carriers or at-fault parties to try and use an injury victim\u2019s pre-existing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-car-accidents"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What is a Pre-Existing Condition?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A pre-existing condition can include back pain, surgeries, or other chronic ailments a person may suffer from before an accident occurs.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/what-is-a-pre-existing-condition\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"What is a Pre-Existing Condition?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"A pre-existing condition can include back pain, surgeries, or other chronic ailments a person may suffer from before an accident occurs.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/what-is-a-pre-existing-condition.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Seidman, Margulis &amp; 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