Jonathan Ledee v. HHS - Influenza, acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (2022)

Jonathan Ledee filed a petition for vaccine compensation on September 3, 2019, alleging that the influenza vaccine caused him to develop acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. The case was filed by Virginia E.

Anello, Esq., of Douglas & London, P.C., for the petitioner, and Dorian Hurley, Esq., of the U.S. Department of Justice, represented the respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth presided over the case. The public decision, issued on November 16, 2022, noted that the petitioner requested a dismissal decision on November 4, 2022.

To receive compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, a petitioner must prove either a "Table Injury" listed in the Vaccine Injury Table or that the injury was actually caused by a vaccine. The record in this case did not contain evidence of a "Table Injury." Furthermore, the record lacked persuasive evidence indicating that the petitioner's alleged injury was vaccine-caused or vaccine-related.

The Special Master noted that the petition must be supported by medical records or the opinion of a competent physician, neither of which was sufficiently provided to support a finding of entitlement. Consequently, Special Master Roth determined that the petitioner failed to demonstrate entitlement to an award.

The case was dismissed for insufficient proof, and no compensation was awarded. The decision was originally filed on November 16, 2022, and later posted on the Court of Federal Claims' website.