What is the test for inadmissible witness testimony in a personal injury case?

offered to prove the truth of the matter stated. (Evid. Code, 1200, subd. (a).) It is generally inadmissible, absent a recognized exception to the rule. (Id., 1200, subd. (b) ; see also People v. Seumanu (2015) 61 Cal.4th 1293, 1307, 192 Cal.Rptr.3d 195, 355 P.3d 384 (Seumanu ) [ [h]earsay is generally excluded because the out-of-court declarant is not under oath and cannot be cross-examined to test perception, memory, clarity of expression, and veracity, and because the jury (or other trier of fact) is unable to observe the declarant's demeanor ].)