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After a two week trial the judge found the claimant had suffered whiplash soft tissue injury to her
neck, shoulders, upper limbs, back, chest, and right foot; a capsular tear of her breast implant which required surgery and has left her with postoperative
pain and loss of nipple sensation; chronic
mechanical neck and shoulder
pain; soft tissue injuries to her arms with persisting forearm and hand
pain, numbness and tingling; posttraumatic stress disorder, somatic symptom disorder, chronic
pain, and a mild traumatic brain injury.