Alia J. Stone v. HHS - Hepatitis B, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (2021)

Alia J. Stone filed a petition for vaccine compensation on May 3, 2018, alleging that the meningococcal and/or Hepatitis B vaccination caused her to develop acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM).

The Special Master, Mindy Michaels Roth, noted that to receive compensation under the Program, a petitioner must prove either a "Table Injury" corresponding to the vaccination or that the injury was actually caused by a vaccine. Additionally, the petitioner must satisfy a "severity requirement." This requirement can be met by demonstrating residual effects of the alleged injury for more than six months after vaccination, or by showing the injury resulted in inpatient hospitalization and surgical intervention.

The medical records and evidence submitted in Ms. Stone's case did not demonstrate that she suffered residual effects of the alleged ADEM for more than six months after vaccination, nor that the injury required inpatient hospitalization and surgical intervention.

Consequently, Ms. Stone did not meet the Program's severity requirement and was found ineligible for compensation.

The case was dismissed on January 29, 2021, with judgment entered accordingly. Nancy Meyers, Esq., represented the petitioner, and Mary E.

Holmes, Esq., represented the respondent.