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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01919
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01919
Petitioner: Aidan Walsh
Filed: 2022-12-29
Decided: 2026-03-16
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2021-09-30
Condition: Parsonage Turner Syndrome
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 50000

AI-assisted case summary:
On December 29, 2022, Aidan Walsh filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccination administered on September 30, 2021 caused Parsonage Turner Syndrome. Respondent denied that the immunization caused the alleged injury.

The case resolved by stipulation. The public decision does not describe the first symptoms, neurologic findings, diagnostic testing, treatment, recovery course, or expert opinions.

On March 16, 2026, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation and awarded $50,000.00 as a lump sum payable through counsel's IOLTA account for prompt distribution to Mr. Walsh.

Theory of causation field:
Influenza vaccine on September 30, 2021, allegedly causing Parsonage Turner Syndrome/brachial neuritis; COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied causation. Public stipulation gives limited clinical detail. Award $50,000 lump sum. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition filed December 29, 2022; decision March 16, 2026.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01919-0
Date issued/filed: 2026-04-10
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 3/16/2026) regarding 58 DECISION Stipulation. Signed by Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth. (nb) Service on parties made.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 22-1919V
Filed: March 16, 2026
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AIDAN WALSH, *
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Petitioner, *
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v. *
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SECRETARY OF HEALTH *
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
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Ronald Homer, Esq., Conway, Homer, P.C., Boston, MA, for petitioner.
Eleanor Hanson, Esq., US Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1
Roth, Special Master:
On December 29, 2022, Aidan Walsh filed a petition for compensation under the National
Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.2 Petitioner alleges that he developed Parsonage Turner
Syndrome after receiving a flu vaccine on September 30, 2021. Stipulation, filed March 16, 2026,
at ¶¶ 1-4. Respondent denies that the immunization caused petitioner’s alleged injury. Stipulation
at ¶ 6.
Nevertheless, the parties have agreed to settle the case. On March 16, 2026, the parties
filed a joint stipulation3 agreeing to settle this case and describing the settlement terms.
1 Because this Decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action taken in this case, it must be made publicly
accessible and will be posted on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, and/or
at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/national/cofc, in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002.
44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2018) (Federal Management and Promotion of Electronic Government Services). This means
the Decision will be available to anyone with access to the internet. In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b),
Petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other information, the disclosure of which would
constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, I agree that the identified material fits within this
definition, I will redact such material from public access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for ease of citation,
all “§” references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. § 300aa (2018).
3 The stipulation was filed with petitioner’s signature completed via Vinesign (electronic verification). To avoid the
unnecessary disclosure of petitioner’s personal information, the Vinesign electronic signature forms have been omitted
from this decision.
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Respondent agrees to issue the following payment:
A lump sum of $50,000.00, to be paid through an ACH deposit to petitioner’s
counsel’s IOLTA account for prompt distribution to petitioner. This amount represents
compensation for all damages that would be available under § 300aa-15(a).
I adopt the parties’ stipulation attached hereto, and award compensation in the amount and
on the terms set forth therein. The clerk of the court is directed to enter judgment in accordance
with this decision.4
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/ Mindy Michaels Roth
Mindy Michaels Roth
Special Master
4 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by each party filing a notice renouncing the
right to seek review.
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