Chronic pain persists beyond normal tissue healing time. Conditions include complex regional pain syndrome, failed back syndrome, and fibromyalgia, which vary in the extent of objective diagnostic support.
Subjective reporting drives severity assessment.
Alternative Names:
Chronic Pain Syndrome|Persistent Pain Claim
Why it Matters?
The absence of objective findings makes these claims contested, and the defense examines consistency between reported limitations and documented activity, treatment compliance, and response to intervention. Surveillance and social media contradicting claimed limitations are effective where genuine inconsistency exists. Overreaching on the malingering theme is counterproductive, since chronic pain conditions are medically recognized and juries respond poorly to blanket dismissal.
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What does the defense examine?
Why avoid overreaching on malingering?
