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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00838
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00838
Petitioner: Yves Boyer
Filed: 2024-05-31
Decided: 2025-11-05
Vaccine: Tdap
Vaccination date: 2021-06-07
Condition: multifocal motor neuropathy with conduction block (MMNCB)
Outcome: dismissed
Award amount USD: 

AI-assisted case summary:
On May 31, 2024, Yves Boyer filed a petition alleging that a tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine administered on June 7, 2021 caused multifocal motor neuropathy with conduction block. The public decision identifies petitioner as an adult but does not state an exact age.

The petition was filed without supporting documentation. After the initial order required statutorily required records and other supporting materials, petitioner filed some medical records on July 5, 2024, but no additional supporting documentation. On November 4, 2025, petitioner moved for a decision dismissing the petition, acknowledging that dismissal would end all Vaccine Program rights in the claim.

Chief Special Master Corcoran dismissed the case on November 5, 2025 for insufficient proof. He found that petitioner alleged an off-Table injury but had not submitted evidence establishing the Althen prongs, such as an expert report proposing a medical theory, and had submitted insufficient medical records to establish the basic requirements of the Vaccine Act. No compensation was awarded.

Theory of causation field:
Adult petitioner; Tdap vaccine June 7, 2021; alleged multifocal motor neuropathy with conduction block (MMNCB). DISMISSED. Off-Table claim; petitioner filed some medical records but no expert report or sufficient supporting evidence for Althen prongs/basic Vaccine Act requirements, then moved for dismissal on November 4, 2025. CSM Corcoran dismissed November 5, 2025 for insufficient proof. No award. Petition filed May 31, 2024.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00838-0
Date issued/filed: 2025-12-02
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 11/5/2025) regarding 18 DECISION of Special Master. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (abs) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:24-vv-00838-UNJ Document 19 Filed 12/02/25 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 24-838V
UNPUBLISHED
YVES BOYER, Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner,
v. Filed: November 5, 2025
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Mark T. Sadaka, Sadaka Associates, LLC, Englewood, NJ, for Petitioner.
Heather L. Pearlman, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
DECISION1
On May 31, 2024, Yves Boyer filed a petition for compensation under the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. § 300aa—10 through 34,2
(“Vaccine Act”). Petitioner alleged that she developed multifocal motor neuropathy with
conduction block (“MMNCB”) from a tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (“Tdap”)
vaccine she received on June 7, 2021. ECF No. 1.
On November 4, 2025, Petitioner filed a motion for a decision dismissing the
petition. ECF No. 17. For the reasons set forth below, Petitioner’s motion is GRANTED,
and this case is DISMISSED.
Relevant Procedural History
Petitioner did not file any supporting documentation with the petition. The PAR
Initial Order required Petitioner to file statutorily required medical records and other
supporting documentation. ECF No. 5. On July 5, 2024, Petitioner filed some medical
records but since has not filed any additional supporting documentation. ECF No. 6.
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
(2012).

Case 1:24-vv-00838-UNJ Document 19 Filed 12/02/25 Page 2 of 2
On November 4, 2025, Petitioner filed a motion for a decision dismissing the
petition. ECF No. 17 at 1. Petitioner understands that dismissing the petition will result
in a judgment that ends all of Petitioner’s rights in the Vaccine Program. Id.
Grounds for Dismissal
To receive compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation
Program, a petitioner must prove either 1) that the vaccinee suffered an “on-Table”
injury – i.e., an injury falling within the Vaccine Injury Table – corresponding to one of
the listed vaccines within the applicable time frames, or 2) that the vaccinee suffered an
injury not listed the Table or outside the applicable time frames, an “off-Table” injury,
that was actually caused by a listed vaccine. See §§ 300aa—13(a)(1)(A) and 11(c)(1).
Petitioner alleged an off-Table injury, i.e., that her MMNCB was actually caused by the
Tdap vaccination.
Under the Vaccine Act, a petitioner may not receive compensation based solely
on the petitioner’s claims alone. Rather, the petition must be supported by either
medical records or by the opinion of a competent physician. § 300aa—13(a)(1). For an
off-Table injury, a petitioner must satisfy all three of the elements established by the
Federal Circuit in Althen v. Sec’y of Health & Hum. Servs., 418 F.3d 1274, 1278 (2005):
“(1) a medical theory causally connecting the vaccination and the injury; (2) a logical
sequence of cause and effect showing that the vaccination was the reason for the
injury; and (3) a showing of proximate temporal relationship between vaccination and
injury.”
Petitioner has not submitted any evidence to establish the Althen prongs, such
as an expert report proposing a medical theory. Moreover, Petitioner has submitted
insufficient medical records to establish the basic requirements of the Vaccine Act.
Thus, Petitioner has failed to establish entitlement to compensation in the Vaccine
Program. This case is dismissed for insufficient proof. The clerk shall enter
judgment accordingly.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Chief Special Master
3 If Petitioner wishes to bring a civil action, she must file a notice of election rejecting the judgment
pursuant to § 21(a) “not later than 90 days after the date of the court’s final judgment.”
2