If you are injured in a road accident, you can claim compensation as damages for the suffering caused to you. The amount of accident compensation is determined by the extent of the injuries you suffered. However, failure to comply with the required procedures, or to submit the required evidence to prove your loss, may cause your claim to fail.

Here are four tips to help you file your accident compensation claim:

Ensure that your injury is documented.

An important reason why your accident claim could get rejected is because you have not submitted the required medical records to substantiate your injury. It is important that you visit a doctor immediately to get your injury examined. Adequate medical documentation is important to establish the exact nature of your injury for the claim.

Classify your claim correctly.

You are entitled to claim accident compensation under various heads such as 'general damages', 'pain and suffering', 'loss of amenity', 'special damages' and others. You can make your claim more effective by filing it under the most relevant category or categories, as the case maybe.

Contact the Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB).

If you are injured in a hit-and-run accident, where the driver has driven away after causing the accident, you need to file for accident compensation with the MIB. This is also true if you have been injured by an uninsured driver.

Seek professional legal help.

If you have opted for legal insurance option as part of your car's insurance coverage, you will probably already have a lawyer to help you file your claim. If you didn't opt for this option, don't worry. You can hire a lawyer experienced in accident compensation to file your claim. Remember to insist on a no win, no fee contract. According to this, your lawyer gets paid his fees only if you win - what's more, he can recover the fees from the insurance company. This ensures that you will not have to pay anything.