Kanta Sethi v. HHS - Influenza, autoimmune encephalitis/cerebellitis (2025)

On September 16, 2022, Kanta Sethi filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccination administered on September 21, 2019 caused autoimmune encephalitis and/or cerebellitis. She alleged residual effects lasting more than six months.

Respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused Ms. Sethi's autoimmune encephalitis/cerebellitis, any other injury, or her current condition.

The matter resolved by stipulation, so the public decision does not set out a detailed clinical course, hospitalization history, imaging, laboratory findings, steroid response, or expert causation analysis. Chief Special Master Brian H.

Corcoran adopted the stipulation on June 5, 2025, and awarded a $52,500.00 lump sum. A later attorney-fee decision did not change the injury-compensation award.