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RAF Claims Terms
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RAF ClaimsGeneral damages
Compensation for non-financial harm such as pain, suffering, loss of amenities, disfigurement, or emotional impact in a qualifying injury claim.
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RAF ClaimsLoss of income
A claim for income that was lost, reduced, or may be lost in future because an injury affected a person's ability to work or earn.
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RAF ClaimsLoss of support
A dependant's claim for financial support that has been lost because a person who provided support died or can no longer provide that support after an accident.
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RAF ClaimsMerits and quantum
Two broad parts of a claim: merits deal with liability or who is legally responsible, while quantum deals with the amount or value of the claim.
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RAF ClaimsRAF 1 claim form
The Road Accident Fund claim form used to submit key claimant, accident, injury, medical, and compensation information for a RAF claim.
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RAF ClaimsRAF 3 accident report
An accident report form or record connected to Road Accident Fund claims, used to capture collision details and supporting information.
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RAF ClaimsRAF 4 serious injury assessment
The serious injury assessment report used in RAF matters to support whether an injury qualifies as serious for general damages purposes.
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RAF ClaimsRoad Accident Fund
The statutory fund that deals with qualifying compensation claims arising from road accidents in South Africa.
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RAF ClaimsSerious injury
An injury that meets the serious-injury assessment requirements used in certain RAF general-damages claims.
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RAF ClaimsUndertaking for future medical costs
A Road Accident Fund undertaking linked to qualifying future medical expenses arising from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.
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RAF ClaimsMerits and quantum
Two broad parts of a claim: merits deal with liability or who is legally responsible, while quantum deals with the amount or value of the claim.
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RAF ClaimsRAF 3 accident report
An accident report form or record connected to Road Accident Fund claims, used to capture collision details and supporting information.
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RAF ClaimsUndertaking for future medical costs
A Road Accident Fund undertaking linked to qualifying future medical expenses arising from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.
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RAF ClaimsGeneral damages
Compensation for non-financial harm such as pain, suffering, loss of amenities, disfigurement, or emotional impact in a qualifying injury claim.
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RAF ClaimsLoss of income
A claim for income that was lost, reduced, or may be lost in future because an injury affected a person's ability to work or earn.
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RAF ClaimsLoss of support
A dependant's claim for financial support that has been lost because a person who provided support died or can no longer provide that support after an accident.
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RAF ClaimsRAF 1 claim form
The Road Accident Fund claim form used to submit key claimant, accident, injury, medical, and compensation information for a RAF claim.
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RAF ClaimsRAF 4 serious injury assessment
The serious injury assessment report used in RAF matters to support whether an injury qualifies as serious for general damages purposes.
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RAF ClaimsRoad Accident Fund
The statutory fund that deals with qualifying compensation claims arising from road accidents in South Africa.
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RAF ClaimsSerious injury
An injury that meets the serious-injury assessment requirements used in certain RAF general-damages claims.
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RAF Claims TermsTerm
RAF ClaimsMerits and quantum
Two broad parts of a claim: merits deal with liability or who is legally responsible, while quantum deals with the amount or value of the claim.
RAF Claims TermsTerm
RAF ClaimsRAF 3 accident report
An accident report form or record connected to Road Accident Fund claims, used to capture collision details and supporting information.
RAF Claims TermsTerm
RAF ClaimsUndertaking for future medical costs
A Road Accident Fund undertaking linked to qualifying future medical expenses arising from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.
RAF Claims TermsTerm
RAF ClaimsGeneral damages
Compensation for non-financial harm such as pain, suffering, loss of amenities, disfigurement, or emotional impact in a qualifying injury claim.
RAF Claims TermsTerm
RAF ClaimsLoss of income
A claim for income that was lost, reduced, or may be lost in future because an injury affected a person's ability to work or earn.
RAF Claims TermsTerm
RAF ClaimsLoss of support
A dependant's claim for financial support that has been lost because a person who provided support died or can no longer provide that support after an accident.
RAF Claims TermsTerm
RAF ClaimsRAF 1 claim form
The Road Accident Fund claim form used to submit key claimant, accident, injury, medical, and compensation information for a RAF claim.
RAF Claims TermsTerm
RAF ClaimsRAF 4 serious injury assessment
The serious injury assessment report used in RAF matters to support whether an injury qualifies as serious for general damages purposes.
RAF Claims TermsTerm
RAF ClaimsRoad Accident Fund
The statutory fund that deals with qualifying compensation claims arising from road accidents in South Africa.
RAF Claims TermsTerm
RAF ClaimsSerious injury
An injury that meets the serious-injury assessment requirements used in certain RAF general-damages claims.
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