Alfred Sandoval v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) (2022)

Alfred Sandoval filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that he suffered Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) as a result of an influenza vaccination he received on October 11, 2018. Mr.

Sandoval stated that the vaccination was administered in the United States, that his GBS persisted for more than six months, and that no other action had been filed for his vaccine-related injury. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccine caused Mr.

Sandoval's alleged GBS or any other injury. Despite this denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that the case should be settled and compensation awarded.

The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as its decision. Mr.

Sandoval was awarded a lump sum of $125,000.00, which represents compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act. This award was made as a settlement of liability and damages, with the understanding that it was not an admission by the United States that the flu vaccine caused Mr.

Sandoval's GBS.