AI tools generally generate a number by combining inputs like injury severity, diagnosis category, and assumed future needs. That can be a useful starting point for understanding what factors drive settlement value.
But in real spinal cord injury claims, the outcome is rarely determined by diagnosis alone. In Georgia, insurers frequently focus on whether the record supports:
- Causation (that the accident caused the neurological injury)
- Severity (how complete the impairment is, and how it affects function)
- Prognosis (what the next stages of recovery or decline are likely to be)
- Documented future care (life-care planning, not just current costs)
An AI calculator can’t review MRIs, neurological exam results, therapy notes, skin/respiratory complications, or a clinician’s life-care timeline. So the “range” it produces may not match the reality of a Newnan claim—especially when evidence is disputed.


