lower ball joint and tie rods worn already??

Hey I am just making sure this isnt a very likely possibility. I have my car in the body shop with an aweful alignment which,well, needs to be aligned from the accident. The shop took the car to NTB and they said the tire rods and lower ball joint/s are worn out from use... I had it aligned 2000 miles ago at the dealership I work at and checked again 1000 miles ago, the guy at teh dealership who did it tells me whats wrong with cars I bring to him when its obvious. Now if NTB wont touch it and said it needs 700 bucks in work I think they are just selling me ****, cause if its that obvious it didnt happen in 1000k miles. Just curious if it could be true and the guy at the dealership happend to just overlook problems... BTW car drove tight and perfect as it ever has with no wierd noises before accident....? Just like to get some opinions.

Correct me if Im wrong but the lower ball joint is pressed into the lower control arm and is where the bottom part of the spindle connects to it.... and Im not sure how a tie rod would wear but im not very steering system savy so I really dont know much about it cause Ive never messed with it. Would like to get some replies kinda soon!:D