Jeffrey Scott Curry v. HHS - Tdap, transverse myelitis (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Jeffrey Scott Curry received a Tdap vaccine on July 3, 2019, and alleges it caused transverse myelitis (TM). He experienced urinary retention and leg weakness starting around July 3-5, 2019, and was hospitalized on July 10, 2019, where he was diagnosed with TM.
The case involved competing expert opinions on whether the Tdap vaccine caused the TM and whether the onset of symptoms was within a medically acceptable timeframe. Initially, entitlement was denied due to a factual error regarding the treating neurologist's first encounter with the petitioner.
After remand, the Special Master reevaluated the evidence and again denied entitlement, finding the onset of TM was too close to the vaccination date to infer causation. This decision was not appealed.
Subsequently, the petitioner filed a motion for attorney's fees and costs, which was granted in the amount of $90,499.94, acknowledging that the claim had a reasonable basis and good faith, despite being ultimately unsuccessful.