VICP Registry — Searchable Index of U.S. Vaccine Injury Compensation Cases
An independent public index of decisions from the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP), filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986. Source documents are compiled from public court records via GovInfo.gov. Browse cases by petitioner, alleged injury, vaccine, outcome, and award amount. Each entry links to original court documents and an AI-assisted summary. Not affiliated with HHS, VICP, or HRSA.
Filtered cases · 438 Cognitive / developmentalclear all
| Filed | Final judgement | Petitioner | Attorney | Firm | Age | Vaccine | Condition | Outcome | Special Master | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-05-24 | 1993-01-21 | Jonathan Reusser | – | – | 2mo | DPT | encephalopathy | denied | – | – |
| 1990-06-25 | 1993-06-25 | Trisha Estep | – | – | – | DPT | encephalopathy with permanent neurological sequela, includin | compensated | Paul T. Baird | – |
| 1990-07-26 | 1993-07-08 | Brian J. Roedl | – | – | 1.0y | MMR | lack of muscular coordination, epilepsy, and mental retardat | denied | – | – |
| 1990-08-16 | 1993-08-13 | Julie Chen | – | – | 1.5y | DPT | encephalopathy and significant aggravation of pre-existing n | denied | – | – |
| 1990-09-14 | 1993-05-10 | Tralane Donovan | – | – | – | diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus | encephalopathy and of a residual seizure disorder | denied | John F. Edwards | – |
| 1990-09-18 | 1995-05-02 | Sheri A. Taylor | – | – | – | DPT | residual seizure disorder and encephalopathy | dismissed | – | – |
| 1990-09-18 | 1994-07-22 | Chance Kevin Ankenbauer | – | – | 2mo | diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus ( | alleged DPT Table encephalopathy and residual seizure disord | denied | Elizabeth E. Wright | – |
| 1990-09-25 | 1994-01-19 | Kerri Woodard | – | – | 3mo | DPT | infantile spasms | denied | Paul T. Baird | – |
| 1990-09-25 | 1997-09-15 | Michael Hanlon | – | – | 2mo | DPT | residual seizure disorder with tuberous sclerosis found to b | denied | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 1990-09-25 | 2001-02-20 | Trevor Hulbert | – | – | 3mo | diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus ( | alleged DPT Table seizure onset/residual seizure disorder an | denied | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 1990-09-25 | 1997-10-27 | Diane C. Lett | – | – | 1.3y | DPT | residual seizure disorder | dismissed | E. LaVon French | – |
| 1990-09-25 | 1997-02-12 | A.E.S. | – | – | – | DPT | encephalopathy and seizures | unclear | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 1990-09-26 | 1996-02-09 | Donald Horner, Jr. | – | – | 3mo | DPT | residual seizure disorder and/or encephalopathy and/or shock | unclear | Richard B. Abell | – |
| 1990-09-26 | 1993-07-30 | Amy Lynne Ware | – | – | – | DPT | seizures | dismissed | Paul T. Baird | – |
| 1990-09-26 | 1993-06-22 | Brandon Wells | – | – | 2.0y | DPT | encephalopathy, mental retardation and a residual developmen | dismissed | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 1990-09-27 | 1993-12-21 | David Suel | Richard Gage | Richard Gage, P.C. | 5mo | DPT | aggravation of tuberous sclerosis in the form of an encephal | compensated | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 1990-10-01 | 1993-10-01 | Bryan Matthew Totterdale | – | – | – | DPT | residual seizure disorder and an encephalopathy | dismissed | Richard B. Abell | – |
| 1990-10-01 | 1998-06-26 | Amanda Newby | Rodney A. Klein | – | – | DPT | encephalopathy and seizures resulting in psychomotor retarda | dismissed | John F. Edwards | – |
| 1990-10-01 | 1994-05-10 | Martha McGowan | – | – | 12mo | measles | encephalopathy | dismissed | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 1990-10-01 | 1999-09-13 | Nina Ann Cohn | – | – | 2mo | diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus ( | alleged DPT-related grand mal seizure/coma and lifelong peti | dismissed | Richard B. Abell | – |
| 1990-10-01 | 2001-10-02 | Dallas Beddingfield | – | – | 5.7y | DTP | encephalopathy | denied | – | – |
| 1990-10-01 | 1995-05-30 | Daniel Black | – | – | 5mo | DPT | encephalopathy and residual seizure disorder | dismissed | Richard B. Abell | – |
| 1990-10-01 | 1998-08-26 | Brian Christopher Wittner | – | – | 3mo | DPT | encephalopathy and seizure disorder | denied | – | – |
| 1990-10-01 | 1996-08-29 | Frank V. Snyder, Jr. | – | – | 7mo | DPT | encephalopathy | dismissed | Elizabeth E. Wright | – |
| 1990-12-14 | 1998-12-17 | Rachael Lampe | – | – | – | DPT | encephalopathy, residual seizure disorder, mental retardatio | denied | – | – |
| 1991-01-29 | 1996-05-21 | Shakia Tany-ka Dickerson | – | – | 3mo | diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis ( | alleged DTP Table residual seizure disorder; afebrile seizur | unclear | John F. Edwards | – |
| 1991-01-30 | 1997-06-19 | Carol Hovey | – | – | 5mo | DPT/P | encephalopathy | denied | – | – |
| 1991-10-30 | 1998-03-19 | Rachel Leah Reiss-Plavin | – | – | 3mo | diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus ( | alleged DPT Table residual seizure disorder/significant aggr | unclear | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 1992-04-16 | 1994-03-29 | Nicholas Song | – | – | 4mo | DTP | residual seizure disorder and encephalopathy | dismissed | Gary J. Golkiewicz | – |
| 1992-05-14 | 1997-11-21 | Christian Rhys Vant Erve | – | – | 2mo | DPT | residual seizure disorder/encephalopathy claim; possible pro | unclear | – | – |
| 1992-11-03 | 1997-12-03 | Billy | – | – | – | DPT | residual seizure disorder and encephalopathy | denied | Gary J. Golkiewicz | – |
| 1992-12-07 | 1992-08-14 | Kristen Thomas | – | – | – | diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus | encephalopathy and shock-collapse, central auditory processi | compensated | – | – |
| 1993-01-08 | 1993-01-08 | Sharpnack | – | – | – | DTP | residual seizure disorder | compensated | – | – |
| 1993-01-26 | 1993-01-22 | Madeline A. Gamaehe | – | – | 4mo | DPT | encephalopathy and a residual seizure disorder | denied | – | – |
| 1993-01-29 | 1992-11-09 | Kristen McClendon | – | – | 1mo | DPT | encephalopathy, seizure disorder, mental retardation, impair | compensated | Paul T. Baird | $71,807 |
| 1993-11-08 | 1996-01-29 | Randall Tyler Rooks | – | – | – | MMR | cerebral dysgenesis including agenesis of the corpus callosu | unclear | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 1995-01-12 | 1998-10-15 | Cassandra Hoag | – | – | 3mo | DPT | encephalopathy | denied | – | – |
| 1995-01-13 | 2004-05-03 | Irene Baker Gruber | – | – | 6mo | DPT | Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy (SME) with significant aggravation | unclear | Gary J. Golkiewicz | – |
| 1995-04-21 | 1997-11-14 | Mary Elizabeth Haggerty | – | – | 1.5y | MMR | encephalopathy and residual seizure disorder | denied | Elizabeth E. Wright | – |
| 1995-05-09 | 1995-05-09 | Anju Agarwal | – | – | 2.5y | DPT | convulsions after DPT inoculations, mental retardation, spee | denied | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 1995-07-12 | 1998-07-10 | Julie F. Terran | – | – | 2mo | DPT | seizure episode, afebrile seizures, seizure activity, seizur | denied | Richard B. Abell | – |
| 1995-10-14 | 1999-02-19 | Patrick Holihan | – | – | – | – | encephalopathy | denied | – | – |
| 1995-12-19 | 1996-09-06 | Joseph Tilghman Brice | – | – | – | MMR | residual seizure disorder and brain damage | unclear | – | – |
| 1998-02-20 | 1997-06-25 | Jared DeFazio | – | – | – | DPT | residual seizure disorder conceded as vaccine-caused, but AD | denied | – | – |
| 1998-12-09 | 2009-07-07 | Michelle Cedillo | – | – | 1.3y | MMR | severe autism and gastrointestinal injuries | denied | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 1999-03-12 | 1999-11-04 | Hayden Goetz | – | – | – | DPT | encephalopathy or other brain damage | dismissed | – | – |
| 1999-07-28 | 2011-10-26 | Thomas Ricci | – | – | 3mo | Hepatitis B | encephalopathy and/or encephalitis and/or meningoencephaliti | denied | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 1999-10-06 | 2002-04-05 | Lena Tebeherani | Ronald Homer | Conway, Homer, P.C. | 4.5y | DaPT | childhood disintegration disorder and autistic behaviors, wi | denied | – | – |
| 2000-07-10 | 2003-01-31 | Dylon Finley | – | – | 1.2y | MMR | epilepsy and subsequent speech impediment | denied | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 2001-03-22 | 2009-08-11 | Colten | – | – | 1.3y | MMR | pervasive developmental disorder | denied | Denise K. Vowell | – |
| 2001-11-01 | 2004-03-05 | Destiny Lemire | – | – | – | – | developmental delays and autism | dismissed | – | – |
| 2002-01-04 | 2018-02-07 | J.M. and V.M. on behalf of V.J.M. | John F. McHugh | Law Office of John McHugh | 1.0y | MMR | pervasive developmental disorder (“PDD”), not otherwise spec | denied | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2002-01-04 | 2018-02-07 | J.H.R. and H.R.K. | John F. McHugh | Law Office of John McHugh | 1.0y | MMR | autistic disorder; pervasive developmental disorder, not oth | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2002-01-04 | 2018-02-07 | U.L. | Milton Clay Ragsdale, IV | Ragsdale LLC | 1.0y | MMR | autistic disorder | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2002-01-04 | 2018-02-07 | LEIGH EWORONSKY, parent of A.E., a minor | Clifford J. Shoemaker | Shoemaker, Gentry & Knickelbein | – | MMR | Autistic Disorder (AD); pervasive developmental disorder (PD | dismissed | Denise K. Vowell | – |
| 2002-01-04 | 2017-08-31 | V.J.M. | Clifford J. Shoemaker | Shoemaker, Gentry & Knickelbein | 1.0y | MMR | autistic disorder | denied | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2002-01-04 | 2017-08-31 | M.P. and P.P., in their own right and Best Friends of their Son, C.R.P. | John F. McHugh | Law Office of John McHugh | 1.0y | MMR | autistic disorder | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2002-01-31 | 2018-02-07 | JMF | Clifford J. Shoemaker | Shoemaker, Gentry & Knickelbein | 2mo | MMR | autism disorder | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2002-03-11 | 2005-06-01 | Joshua Vessels | – | – | – | – | autism | dismissed | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 2002-04-05 | 2002-04-05 | Dimitri Flores | Ronald C. Homer | Conway, Homer, P.C. | 4.2y | DPT | residual seizure disorder, stroke, behavioral problems, ment | dismissed | – | – |
| 2002-05-10 | 2016-06-21 | SRH | Clifford Shoemaker | Shoemaker, Gentry & Knickelbein | 1.3y | Hib | autism spectrum disorder (ASD) | denied | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2002-07-12 | 2007-08-02 | Peter Iannuzzi | – | – | 1.5y | – | autism | compensated | George L. Hastings Jr. | $7,025 |
| 2002-07-15 | 2003-06-13 | Austin J. Setnes | – | – | 1.0y | MMR, DTaP-Hib, Varicella, OPV | autism spectrum disorder | unclear | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2002-07-22 | 2010-01-07 | Kit Carson | – | – | 1.0y | – | autism spectrum disorder | dismissed | – | – |
| 2002-08-29 | 2009-01-16 | Jackson Bono | – | – | 2mo | MMR | partial autistic syndrome | dismissed | Gary J. Golkiewicz | – |
| 2002-10-01 | 2017-05-05 | R.A. | Sylvia Chin-Caplan | Law Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan | 1.0y | MMR | Autism Spectrum Disorder | denied | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2002-11-14 | 2017-05-09 | K.C.P. | Renee J. Gentry | Vaccine Injury Clinic, George Washington University Law School | – | DTaP | hypotonia, a seizure disorder, encephalopathy, and global de | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2002-12-03 | 2011-05-16 | MF | – | – | 2.0y | multiple | global developmental delay with static encephalopathy of unc | denied | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2003-01-31 | 2009-10-19 | Devon Stapleford | – | – | 1.1y | varicella | seizure disorder with developmental delay | dismissed | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2003-02-19 | 2017-01-09 | P.A.L., III | – | – | 3.1y | DTaP | encephalopathic injury, later manifesting as autism or an un | dismissed | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2003-03-26 | 2016-02-12 | A.K. | John F. McHugh | Law Office of John McHugh | 2.0y | influenza | Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) | denied | Denise K. Vowell | – |
| 2003-07-23 | 2010-09-08 | Andrew Hokkanen | – | – | – | – | autism spectrum disorder | dismissed | Diane M. Lord | – |
| 2003-08-29 | 2005-10-31 | Ashlyn Markovich | – | – | 2mo | DTaP, IPV, and Hib | seizure disorder and intractable epilepsy | dismissed | – | – |
| 2003-10-23 | 2014-02-12 | E.W. | – | – | – | – | autism spectrum disorder | dismissed | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2003-11-06 | 2005-07-22 | Jordan Maza | – | – | 1.0y | MMR | encephalitis | denied | – | – |
| 2003-12-17 | 2012-09-06 | Andrew Wax | – | – | – | – | autistic disorder | denied | Denise K. Vowell | – |
| 2003-12-31 | 2018-09-07 | Eilise Moriarty | Clifford J. Shoemaker | Shoemaker, Gentry & Knickelbein | 4.0y | MMR | seizure disorder and encephalopathy with decline in cognitiv | compensated | Christian J. Moran | $1,567,111 |
| 2004-01-23 | 2004-01-23 | Christopher | – | – | – | MMR | acute encephalopathy | dismissed | – | – |
| 2004-03-12 | 2015-06-11 | N.B. | Clifford Shoemaker | Shoemaker, Gentry & Knickelbein | 1.0y | MMR | autism spectrum disorder | denied | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2004-05-27 | 2004-05-27 | Noah Dixon | – | – | 1.3y | MMR | encephalopathy with autistic-like symptoms and moderate cogn | dismissed | – | – |
| 2004-07-06 | 2016-01-19 | DAC | Clifford Shoemaker, Thao Ho, Harry G. Potter | – | 7mo | DTP | autism spectrum disorder | denied | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2004-08-13 | 2007-01-18 | Adams | – | – | 0mo | Hepatitis B | seizure disorder | compensated | – | – |
| 2004-11-29 | 2019-06-18 | C.A.P. | Clifford Shoemaker | Shoemaker, Gentry & Knickelbein | 5mo | DTaP | encephalopathy | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2005-01-21 | 2017-05-23 | A.H.T. | Andrew D. Downing | Van Cott & Talamante, PLLC | 0mo | hepatitis B | mitochondrial disorder aggravated by vaccination, leading to | denied | Denise K. Vowell | – |
| 2005-02-21 | 2008-02-21 | Lee Ann Kay, on behalf of her minor son Mason Kay | – | – | – | Hepatitis B | speech delay and learning disabilities | dismissed | John F. Edwards | – |
| 2005-04-14 | 2015-05-12 | N.S. | Sylvia Chin-Caplan, Ronald C. Homer | Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C. | – | MMR; varicella | seizure disorder resulting in global developmental delay | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $550,000 |
| 2005-05-27 | 2018-11-27 | HOLLY AUSTIN, parent of K.A., a minor | Robert J. Krakow | Law Office of Robert J. Krakow, P.C. | 7mo | DTaP | encephalopathy, seizure disorder, developmental regression, | dismissed | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2005-06-22 | 2009-12-22 | Taylor Avila | Robert T. Moxley | Robert T. Moxley, P.C. | – | DtaP | seizure syndrome | denied | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2005-07-15 | 2005-12-30 | Ryan Reed | – | – | – | – | autism and Pervasive Developmental Delay | dismissed | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2005-09-09 | 2016-11-22 | S.W. | Ronald Homer | Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C. | – | DTaP | seizure disorder and developmental delay | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $200,000 |
| 2005-10-05 | 2016-04-25 | M.M. | Patricia A. Finn | Patricia Finn, P.C. | 1.4y | DTaP and MMR | encephalopathy, developmental regression | denied | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2005-12-08 | 2005-12-08 | Kaitlyn Waller | – | – | – | – | seizure disorder and its alleged sequelae | dismissed | – | – |
| 2005-12-08 | 2005-12-08 | Alan Paulmino on behalf of Erika Paulmino | – | – | 6mo | DTaP | seizure disorder and subsequent developmental delay | unclear | – | – |
| 2006-05-08 | 2014-08-26 | J.H. | John F. McHugh | Law Office of John McHugh | 9mo | influenza (two half-doses, ped | neurological degeneration, loss of motor skills and body con | denied | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2006-07-17 | 2011-02-17 | Robert Veryzer | – | – | 41.0y | Hepatitis A | fever and chills, severe pain and physical injuries, progres | unclear | Richard B. Abell | – |
| 2006-10-20 | 2014-12-15 | Aydien Cliff Omidvar | Curtis R. Webb | Curtis R. Webb, Attorney at Law | 4mo | DTaP | Dravet syndrome | denied | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 2006-11-06 | 2016-01-07 | William R. Miller | – | – | 1.3y | DTaP and MMR | seizure disorder, possible pervasive developmental disorder, | denied | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2006-11-13 | 2015-08-13 | M.G. | Paul S. Dannenberg | Law Offices of Paul S. Dannenberg | – | DTaP | encephalopathy and other neurological injuries | compensated | Brian H. Corcoran | $1,261,000 |
| 2006-11-27 | 2015-03-11 | V.B. | Richard Gage | Richard Gage, P.C. | 11mo | – | autism spectrum disorder | dismissed | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2006-11-27 | 2016-01-29 | RCB | Richard Gage | Richard Gage, P.C. | – | – | Autism | dismissed | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
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