Many people assume that once a diagnosis says “concussion” or “traumatic brain injury,” the settlement value follows automatically. In practice, Massachusetts insurers and defense attorneys focus on proof:
- Medical documentation that ties the injury to the incident (not just a diagnosis name)
- Consistency between what you reported and what clinicians recorded over time
- Functional impact—how symptoms changed your ability to work, drive, parent, or manage daily tasks
- Causation evidence—especially when symptoms overlap with migraines, stress, or sleep disorders
A TBI is often partly “invisible.” That’s why the strongest Woburn cases tend to have a clear timeline: the event, the initial symptoms, the medical follow-up, and the ongoing limitations.


