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Nerve injuries can cause permanent disability, chronic pain, and loss of function in Duncan, OK. When an accident leaves you with nerve injuries, you may be entitled to substantial damages. McKay Law fights for nerve damage injury victims throughout OK. Nerves are responsible for every signal your body sends and receives—when nerves are injured, the resulting dysfunction can be permanent. We represent clients with damage to motor nerves controlling movement, sensory nerves controlling feeling, and autonomic nerves controlling organ function. Nerve damage typically causes symptoms ranging from mild discomfort to complete loss of movement or sensation. These injuries typically result from vehicle wrecks, premises liability incidents, and any accident that damages the nerves directly or through related injuries. Reflex sympathetic dystrophy is a particularly devastating nerve condition—that can spread throughout the body. Care for nerve injuries may include surgical and non-surgical approaches—including nerve repair surgery, nerve grafts, nerve transfers, pain management injections, medication therapy, physical and occupational therapy, electrical stimulation devices, and in some cases, amputation. Even with the best medical care, many nerve injuries result in permanent damage—with consequences extending decades into the future. Our Duncan nerve damage injury attorneys understand the full impact of nerve injuries—including how these injuries affect work, daily activities, and quality of life. We work with neurologists, neurosurgeons, pain management specialists, physical therapists, and life care planners to prove the lasting impact of nerve damage. Imaging and nerve studies provide essential proof—documenting the physical reality of your injury. We fight for every dollar including emergency care, long-term medical needs, lost earnings, and full compensation for chronic pain and disability. These injuries frequently cause significant lost earning capacity—particularly in trades requiring fine motor control, lifting, or sustained physical activity. Adjusters may dispute the cause or severity of nerve injuries—claiming the injury existed before the accident. We push back with hard evidence. All nerve injury claims is handled on a contingency basis—no fees unless we recover. Don’t sign anything without understanding the lifetime cost of your injury—future medical needs may not be apparent immediately. Call McKay Law now for a no-cost case review with a Duncan, OK nerve damage injury lawyer who will pursue every dollar your case is worth.
Nerve damage is among the most disabling injuries in personal injury law. Nerves control movement, sensation, and bodily functions, and damage to them can cause chronic pain, paralysis, loss of sensation, and loss of function. Unlike most injuries, nerve injuries are often permanent. Many nerve injuries result in lifetime disability. McKay Law advocates for nerve damage injury victims in Duncan and throughout Oklahoma.
There are two parts to the nervous system:
Nerves can be damaged in several ways:
CRPS, also known as RSD is a devastating chronic pain condition that follows trauma. CRPS symptoms include:
CRPS cases have major case value.
Oklahoma generally gives 2 years from the date of the incident to file (Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 95). Nerve damage can develop slowly, so Oklahoma’s discovery rule may apply in some cases.
We partner with medical specialists to establish the lasting impact, get nerve conduction studies and electromyography, fight back against pre-existing condition claims, account for the lasting damage, build evidence of pain and CRPS, partner with mental health specialists, and build each file for the courtroom.
A: Substantial. Nerve damage cases typically involve major damages.
A: Zero upfront. No recovery, no fee.
A: Major damages. Major case value typical with CRPS.
A: Yes. Worsening nerve damage from past trauma supports claims.
A: You may have a claim. Workplace nerve damage is recoverable through workers’ comp; third-party claims may also apply.
A: That’s a common insurance ploy. Objective testing like EMG and nerve conduction studies, along with treating doctor opinions, establish real nerve damage.
A: No. Call us first.
A: 2 years from the date of the incident (Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 95). Move quickly — early diagnosis and treatment matter.
A: Sometimes. Many nerve injuries require surgical repair or ongoing surgical intervention.
Nerve damage cases face a fundamental measurement problem. Nerve symptoms aren’t visible on imaging. Numbness can’t be measured with a scan. Functional limitations are hard to measure. These cases face proof challenges that don’t apply to objectively visible injuries. A Duncan nerve damage attorney builds these cases around the actual neurological evidence.
Symptoms can’t be objectively verified easily. Common nerve symptoms come from the patient.
Without objective findings, insurance companies dispute these symptoms.
Standard imaging like X-rays and MRIs frequently miss nerve damage.
Nerve-specific testing provides objective nerve damage evidence. These tests aren’t always ordered.
Nerve damage may not be immediately apparent.
This generates temporal causation challenges.
Following nerve injury, recovery is often incomplete.
Nerve healing is slow and limited.
Peripheral neuropathy is the typical nerve injury type.
The brachial plexus is the network of nerves controlling the arm may be damaged by trauma.
Brachial plexus damage varies from mild stretching to complete avulsion.
Carpal tunnel syndrome can develop from trauma.
Compression of the ulnar nerve at the elbow.
Compression of the tibial nerve at the ankle.
Sciatica often connects to lumbar spine injuries.
Nerve root damage frequently accompanies spinal injuries.
Nerve root compression creates radiating symptoms.
Cranial nerve injury can occur with head trauma.
Common cranial nerve damage involves:
Autonomic damage. This damage affects heart rate.
CRPS is among the most challenging pain conditions.
CRPS develops after injury and produces:
This condition produces severe pain.
Auto accidents commonly cause nerve damage.
Lifting injuries, falls at work, repetitive strain produce nerve injuries.
Slip-and-falls generate nerve cases.
Medical procedures gone wrong is a significant source of nerve damage cases.
Common medical malpractice nerve damage scenarios include:
Product defects causing nerve damage.
Repetitive use injuries drive cumulative cases.
Comprehensive neurological assessment by appropriate specialists.
EMG testing evaluates muscle electrical signals.
Nerve conduction velocity tests measure nerve conduction.
Magnetic resonance imaging reveal compression and structural problems.
CT scans reveal structural issues.
Treating neurologists and other specialists establish the medical foundation.
Specialty expert witnesses establishes causation.
Functional impact evidence drives the damages case.
Documentation of pain levels, symptoms, and limitations over time provide compelling evidence.
Chronic nerve pain frequently causes mental health complications. Mental health documentation build the mental health damages.
Nerve damage cases can support substantial damages include:
Career impact. Income impact claims can be substantial.
Nerve pain is severe.
Chronic pain damages generate major damages.
Effects on daily activities and quality of life.
Psychological consequences associated with chronic pain are common.
Effects on intimate relationships.
Where nerve damage contributes to death.
Where the underlying conduct was particularly harmful may apply.
Permanent disability is common. Even with treatment, lasting symptoms typically remain.
Lifetime medical care is common.
Future medical care may involve:
Career limitations are typical, especially physical work.
Daily life with nerve damage drives significant non-economic damages.
“You’re making this up”.
Counter requires comprehensive medical documentation.
Prior medical issues. The aggravation rule applies.
Defense argues alternative causes.
Defense argues plaintiff is receiving excessive treatment.
Defense argues the nerve damage will heal.
“You contributed too”.
Neurology consultation is critical.
EMG, NCS, MRI, or other specialized testing provides documentation.
Document symptoms as they occur.
Document how nerve damage affects daily activities.
Pain has psychological consequences. Mental health support matters significantly.
Nerve damage cases involve substantial long-term consequences. Early settlement typically substantially undervalues these cases.
Lawyers experienced with nerve damage claims earn fees only on recovery. Expert costs run high paid by counsel.
These cases need early documentation.
Contemporaneous documentation builds the case.
Specialized testing provides documentation.
Future damages projections take time to develop.
Filing deadlines applies.
Engaging counsel right away ensures comprehensive documentation.
Nerves are the wiring that tie every part of your body to your brain — and when that wiring is damaged in an accident, the consequences are deeply serious. Nerve injuries come out of car crashes, falls, workplace accidents, dog bites, surgical errors, crush injuries, and any traumatic event that involves sudden force or compression to the spine, limbs, or extremities. The symptoms range from relentless: burning pain that won’t let up, numbness and tingling that disrupts sleep, muscle weakness that affects basic tasks like gripping a pen or buttoning a shirt, loss of sensation in hands and feet, paralysis of specific muscle groups, and complex regional pain syndrome that can follow a victim for years. At McKay Law, we handle nerve damage cases by partnering with neurologists, pain management specialists, electromyography experts, and occupational therapists who can verify the precise nerves involved, the extent of the damage, and what daily life now looks like for our client.
Insurance carriers often try to minimize nerve injury claims because the damage is absent from most basic imaging studies — but EMG and nerve conduction studies, MRI imaging, and the consistent testimony of treating physicians can uncover the harm in ways adjusters can’t talk their way out of. When you partner with the McKay Law family, we won’t allow those tactics. We demand maximum compensation for diagnostic testing, neurological treatment, surgical nerve repair when possible, pain management procedures, ongoing physical and occupational therapy, prescription medications and pain pumps, adaptive equipment, future medical needs, lost income, reduced future income for clients whose careers depend on fine motor control or physical capability, the loss of activities and independence your condition has stolen, and the profound pain and suffering that accompanies a nerve injury. Reach us without waiting at (866) 679-9651 or contact us online to set up your free consultation and place a firm that takes nerve damage as seriously as you do fighting for you.
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