Alan L. Hayward v. HHS - Influenza, left upper extremity weakness and significant loss of strength in his left arm and forearm (2021)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Alan L. Hayward filed a petition for compensation on November 17, 2016, alleging that an influenza vaccine he received on November 20, 2013, caused him to develop left upper extremity weakness and significant loss of strength in his left arm and forearm, with residual effects lasting more than six months.
The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused the alleged injuries. The parties subsequently filed a joint stipulation for compensation.
Special Master Christian J. Moran reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the Court.
The stipulation awarded Mr. Hayward a lump sum payment of $35,750.00, payable by check to the petitioner, as compensation for all damages.
The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical examinations, diagnostic tests, or treatments. Petitioner's counsel was Richard H.
Moeller of Moore, Heffernan, et al., and respondent's counsel was Dhairya D. Jani of the United States Department of Justice.
The decision was issued on November 15, 2021.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Alan L. Hayward received an influenza vaccine on November 20, 2013, and alleged it caused left upper extremity weakness and significant loss of strength in his left arm and forearm, with residual effects lasting more than six months. This condition is considered a Table injury. The respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation, which was adopted by Special Master Christian J. Moran. The award was a lump sum of $35,750.00. The public text does not specify the mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or detailed medical evidence supporting the theory of causation beyond it being a Table injury.
Source PDFs
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