If you suffer from pain after being vaccinated, you may have a vaccine injury. Some minor discomfort and even a slight fever within the first couple of days of vaccination are typical. However, if you have an ongoing medical issue that has prevented you from conducting your life as normal, the issue may lie with your vaccination.

Vaccine-related injuries, sadly, are common in many people. You may need continued medical treatment to deal with the side effects of your injury. The medical costs, plus the cost of not being able to perform your job, are expensive and can cause major disruptions in your life. For that reason, you may want to consider a vaccine-related injury claim.

A federal program exists to help those who suffer vaccine injuries receive some compensation. The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program provides financial assistance for those who have had a negative reaction to vaccines. Discover what you need to know.

Does Your Vaccine-Related Injury Meet Eligibility Requirements?

To file a claim with the federal government for financial relief, you have to meet some requirements. A medical professional must diagnose you or your child with a vaccine-related injury. If you are the representative of a person who passed away from a vaccine-related injury, you have to prove the person died due to their injuries.

Next, your injury is either considered on-table or not on-table. The governing agency in charge of the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program has a table that lists the injuries that may receive compensation. You can file a claim that is not on-table. Understanding the nature of your injury with regard to the table helps you better facilitate your claim.

Additionally, your vaccine-related injury must meet the severity requirements the program outlines. The program will only pay for those injuries in which it considers severe. Severe injuries have some qualifications.

Vaccine-related injuries are severe in three instances. First, the injury must be ongoing for at least six months after you receive the vaccination. Second, you had to go to the hospital and require surgery for treatment for the injury. Third, a vaccine-related injury that results in death is severe under the program's requirements.

Do You Have a Deadline to File a Claim?

You must file your claim within a certain timeframe if you want to have the best chance of receiving compensation. If you receive an injury due to a vaccine, file your claim within three years after receiving the vaccine and onset of symptoms. If the vaccine-related injury resulted in a death, the person acting on behalf of the deceased should file a claim within two years of the death.

How Do You File a Claim?

If you have met all the requirements and are within the outlined timeframe, you can move forward with filing a claim for your injuries. First, contact an attorney who works with vaccine-related injury cases.

Once you have representation, you will file a petition with the government stating who has the injury, the vaccine that caused the injury, the date on which you got the vaccine, and when the symptoms began.

The petition is then evaluated to make sure you meet all eligibility requirements. After that, the federal government will create a report analyzing the legality of your claim and send it to the court. You will then attend a hearing to present your evidence on why you should receive compensation.

If you have any questions about getting compensation for a vaccine-related injury, please contact Vaccination Injury Lawyers. We are happy to help you with this important matter and will answer any questions or discuss any concerns you have.