Benjamin Noel Foster v. HHS - multiple, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) (2022)

Benjamin Noel Foster filed a petition on June 25, 2018, alleging that he suffered from chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) as a result of receiving the hepatitis A, Tdap, and meningococcal (MCV4) vaccines on July 24, 2015. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccines caused petitioner's CIDP or any other injury.

The parties reached a stipulation to settle the case, agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation to the petitioner. The stipulation provided for a lump sum award of $250,000.00, payable to the petitioner by check, as compensation for all damages.

The decision, dated March 8, 2022, entered judgment in accordance with the terms of the stipulation. Special Master Thomas L.

Gowen issued the decision. Petitioner's counsel was Glen H.

Sturtevant, Jr. of Rawls Law Group. Respondent's counsel was Mark K.

Hellie of the U.S. Department of Justice.

The public decision does not describe the petitioner's specific clinical story, onset of symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or the medical experts consulted by either party. The specific mechanism of causation was not detailed in the public decision.