Burnell Buckwalter v. HHS - Influenza, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) (2023)

Burnell Buckwalter filed a petition for compensation on January 28, 2019, alleging that he suffered from chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) as a result of receiving an influenza vaccine on September 27, 2016. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused the petitioner's condition.

However, the parties reached a stipulation to settle the case. The stipulation awarded the petitioner a lump sum of $306,532.25 for first-year life care expenses, lost earnings, pain and suffering, and past unreimbursable expenses.

Additionally, an amount sufficient to purchase an annuity contract was awarded. The decision, filed on September 13, 2023, adopted the stipulation and ordered that judgment be entered in accordance with its terms.

The case was settled via stipulation, with the respondent denying causation but agreeing to compensation.