{"id":2834,"date":"2026-08-13T02:04:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T02:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/34-74-180-255.nip.io\/amputation-limb-loss-injury-claims\/upper-limb-amputation-injury-claims\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T09:04:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T09:04:41","slug":"upper-limb-amputation-injury-claims","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chglawyers.com\/resources\/amputation-limb-loss-injury-claims\/upper-limb-amputation-injury-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Hand & Arm Amputation Injury Claim: What to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Losing a Hand or Arm Changes Everything. Your Claim Should Account for All of It.<\/h1>\n

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Fingers, Hands, and Arm Amputations: Upper-Limb Loss Injury Claims Explained<\/h2>\n

Did you lose a finger, hand, or arm because someone else was careless? You may have a hand and arm amputation injury claim<\/strong>. That claim can seek money for your medical care, prosthetics, lost income, and the lifelong impact of losing part of your body.<\/p>\n

Losing an arm or hand changes how you work, care for yourself, and live each day. Buttoning a shirt, holding a child, driving, typing \u2014 simple tasks can become hard or impossible. This is a catastrophic, permanent injury. It is not a routine one.<\/p>\n

This page explains what counts as an upper-limb amputation. It also covers how these losses happen, what a claim can pay for, and how fault works. This is educational information, not legal advice. For the bigger picture, see our main guide on amputation and limb-loss injury claims<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

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What counts as an upper-limb amputation injury<\/h2>\n

An upper-limb amputation is the loss of any part of the arm. This can range from a fingertip to the whole limb at the shoulder. Rehab teams sort these by level. Each level changes what a prosthetic (an artificial limb) can restore:<\/p>\n