Robert P. Dipietro v. HHS - Influenza, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) (2021)

Robert P. Dipietro filed a petition on December 9, 2019, seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

He alleged that he suffered from chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) as a result of an influenza vaccination received on February 8, 2017. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccine caused or significantly aggravated petitioner's alleged CIDP or any other injury.

Despite these positions, both parties agreed to settle the issues and enter a decision awarding compensation. Special Master Katherine E.

Oler reviewed the file and adopted the parties' stipulation as her decision. The stipulation awarded a lump sum of $45,000.00, payable to Petitioner, for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a).

The decision, dated October 12, 2021, directed the Clerk of the Court to enter judgment accordingly. Petitioner's counsel was Howard Gold, and respondent's counsel was Ida Nassar.

The public decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific clinical details, medical tests, treatments, or expert testimony. The theory of causation is not detailed in the public decision.