Ricardo Gascon v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (2016)

Ricardo Gascon filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on August 2, 2016, alleging that she suffered Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) causally related to the influenza and Tdap vaccines received on December 30, 2014. The petition stated that she had suffered the effects of her injury for more than six months and had not filed a civil suit or received other compensation for the vaccine-caused injury.

Respondent denied that the vaccines caused petitioner's GBS or any other injury. Despite the denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on August 2, 2016, agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation.

The stipulation stated that Ricardo Gascon would receive a lump sum of $340,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act. The Chief Special Master found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court, approving the requested amount and directing the clerk to enter judgment accordingly.