David Egan v. HHS - Influenza, rheumatoid arthritis, bladder weakness, and loss of balance (2016)

David Egan filed a petition on September 4, 2015, under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that he suffered injuries including rheumatoid arthritis, bladder weakness, and loss of balance as a result of receiving an influenza vaccine on October 29, 2014. He further alleged that these injuries had residual effects lasting more than six months.

The respondent denied that the flu vaccination caused the alleged injuries. On April 26, 2016, the parties filed a joint stipulation for an award of damages.

The stipulation stated that David Egan would receive $8,500.00 as compensation for all damages available under the program. Special Master Thomas L.

Gowen found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court, ordering that judgment be entered accordingly. The decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses.

The public decision also does not detail the specific mechanism of causation.