Barry George Jackson v. HHS - Tdap, encephalitis, shoulder pain, brachial neuritis, GBS, joint pain, and headaches (2020)

Barry George Jackson filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on May 13, 2015. He alleged that on May 29, 2012, he received Tdap and varicella vaccinations, and subsequently suffered from encephalitis, shoulder pain, brachial neuritis, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), joint pain, and headaches.

Mr. Jackson further alleged that the residual effects of these injuries persisted for more than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the Tdap and/or varicella vaccines caused the petitioner's alleged injuries and residual effects. Despite the respondent's denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on June 3, 2020, agreeing to an award of compensation.

Special Master Daniel T. Horner reviewed the stipulation, found it reasonable, and adopted it as the decision of the Court.

Pursuant to the stipulation, Barry George Jackson was awarded a lump sum of $35,000.00, payable by check to the petitioner. This amount was intended to compensate for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act.

The decision was entered on July 1, 2020. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, clinical details of the alleged injuries, diagnostic tests performed, treatments received, or the specific mechanism by which the vaccines allegedly caused the injuries.

Petitioner was represented by Neal Jordan Fialkow, Esq., and respondent was represented by Voris Edward Johnson. The specific details of the stipulation are not fully described in the provided text.