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 · 446 Cognitive / developmentalclear all
| Filed | Final judgement | Petitioner | Attorney | Firm | Age | Vaccine | Condition | Outcome | Special Master | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-05-24 | 1993-01-21 | Jonathan Reusser | not in record | – | 2mo | DPT | encephalopathy | denied | – | – |
| 1990-06-25 | 1993-06-25 | Trisha Estep | not in record | – | – | DPT | encephalopathy with permanent neurological sequela, includin | compensated | Paul T. Baird | – |
| 1990-07-26 | 1993-07-08 | Brian J. Roedl | not in record | – | 1.0y | MMR | lack of muscular coordination, epilepsy, and mental retardat | denied | – | – |
| 1990-08-16 | 1993-08-13 | Julie Chen | not in record | – | 1.5y | DPT | encephalopathy and significant aggravation of pre-existing n | denied | – | – |
| 1990-09-14 | 1993-05-10 | Tralane Donovan | not in record | – | – | diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus | encephalopathy and of a residual seizure disorder | denied | John F. Edwards | – |
| 1990-09-18 | 1995-05-02 | Sheri A. Taylor | not in record | – | – | DPT | residual seizure disorder and encephalopathy | dismissed | – | – |
| 1990-09-18 | 1994-07-22 | Chance Kevin Ankenbauer | not in record | – | 2mo | diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus ( | alleged DPT Table encephalopathy and residual seizure disord | denied | Elizabeth E. Wright | – |
| 1990-09-25 | 1994-01-19 | Kerri Woodard | not in record | – | 3mo | DPT | infantile spasms | denied | Paul T. Baird | – |
| 1990-09-25 | 1997-09-15 | Michael Hanlon | not in record | – | 2mo | DPT | residual seizure disorder with tuberous sclerosis found to b | denied | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 1990-09-25 | 2001-02-20 | Trevor Hulbert | not in record | – | 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 | not in record | – | 1.3y | DPT | residual seizure disorder | dismissed | E. LaVon French | – |
| 1990-09-25 | 1997-02-12 | A.E.S. | not in record | – | – | DPT | encephalopathy and seizures | unclear | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 1990-09-26 | 1996-02-09 | Donald Horner, Jr. | not in record | – | 3mo | DPT | residual seizure disorder and/or encephalopathy and/or shock | unclear | Richard B. Abell | – |
| 1990-09-26 | 1993-07-30 | Amy Lynne Ware | not in record | – | – | DPT | seizures | dismissed | Paul T. Baird | – |
| 1990-09-26 | 1993-06-22 | Brandon Wells | not in record | – | 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 | not in record | – | – | 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 | not in record | – | 12mo | measles | encephalopathy | dismissed | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 1990-10-01 | 1999-09-13 | Nina Ann Cohn | not in record | – | 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 | not in record | – | 5.7y | DTP | encephalopathy | denied | – | – |
| 1990-10-01 | 1995-05-30 | Daniel Black | not in record | – | 5mo | DPT | encephalopathy and residual seizure disorder | dismissed | Richard B. Abell | – |
| 1990-10-01 | 1998-08-26 | Brian Christopher Wittner | not in record | – | 3mo | DPT | encephalopathy and seizure disorder | denied | – | – |
| 1990-10-01 | 1996-08-29 | Frank V. Snyder, Jr. | not in record | – | 7mo | DPT | encephalopathy | dismissed | Elizabeth E. Wright | – |
| 1990-12-14 | 1998-12-17 | Rachael Lampe | not in record | – | – | DPT | encephalopathy, residual seizure disorder, mental retardatio | denied | – | – |
| 1991-01-29 | 1996-05-21 | Shakia Tany-ka Dickerson | not in record | – | 3mo | diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis ( | alleged DTP Table residual seizure disorder; afebrile seizur | unclear | John F. Edwards | – |
| 1991-01-30 | 1997-06-19 | Carol Hovey | not in record | – | 5mo | DPT/P | encephalopathy | denied | – | – |
| 1991-10-30 | 1998-03-19 | Rachel Leah Reiss-Plavin | not in record | – | 3mo | diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus ( | alleged DPT Table residual seizure disorder/significant aggr | unclear | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 1992-04-16 | 1994-03-29 | Nicholas Song | not in record | – | 4mo | DTP | residual seizure disorder and encephalopathy | dismissed | Gary J. Golkiewicz | – |
| 1992-05-14 | 1997-11-21 | Christian Rhys Vant Erve | not in record | – | 2mo | DPT | residual seizure disorder/encephalopathy claim; possible pro | unclear | – | – |
| 1992-11-03 | 1997-12-03 | Billy | not in record | – | – | DPT | residual seizure disorder and encephalopathy | denied | Gary J. Golkiewicz | – |
| 1993-11-08 | 1996-01-29 | Randall Tyler Rooks | not in record | – | – | MMR | cerebral dysgenesis including agenesis of the corpus callosu | unclear | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 1995-01-12 | 1998-10-15 | Cassandra Hoag | not in record | – | 3mo | DPT | encephalopathy | denied | – | – |
| 1995-01-13 | 2004-05-03 | Irene Baker Gruber | not in record | – | 6mo | DPT | Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy (SME) with significant aggravation | unclear | Gary J. Golkiewicz | – |
| 1995-04-21 | 1997-11-14 | Mary Elizabeth Haggerty | not in record | – | 1.5y | MMR | encephalopathy and residual seizure disorder | denied | Elizabeth E. Wright | – |
| 1995-07-12 | 1998-07-10 | Julie F. Terran | not in record | – | 2mo | DPT | seizure episode, afebrile seizures, seizure activity, seizur | denied | Richard B. Abell | – |
| 1995-10-14 | 1999-02-19 | Patrick Holihan | not in record | – | – | – | encephalopathy | denied | – | – |
| 1995-12-19 | 1996-09-06 | Joseph Tilghman Brice | not in record | – | – | MMR | residual seizure disorder and brain damage | unclear | – | – |
| 1998-12-09 | 2009-07-07 | Michelle Cedillo | not in record | – | 1.3y | MMR | severe autism and gastrointestinal injuries | denied | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 1999-03-12 | 1999-11-04 | Hayden Goetz | not in record | – | 2mo | DPT | encephalopathy or other brain damage | dismissed | – | – |
| 1999-07-28 | 2011-10-26 | Thomas Ricci | not in record | – | 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 | not in record | – | 1.2y | MMR | epilepsy and subsequent speech impediment | denied | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 2001-03-22 | 2009-08-11 | Colten | not in record | – | 1.3y | MMR | pervasive developmental disorder | denied | Denise K. Vowell | – |
| 2001-11-01 | 2004-03-05 | Destiny Lemire | not in record | – | – | – | 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 | 2017-08-31 | I.M.S. | Edward M. Kraus, John F. McHugh | Law Offices of Chicago Kent; Law Office of John McHugh | – | – | autistic disorder (AD) | dismissed | 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 | not in record | – | – | – | autism | dismissed | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 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 | not in record | – | 1.5y | – | autism | compensated | George L. Hastings Jr. | $7,025 |
| 2002-07-15 | 2003-06-13 | Austin J. Setnes | not in record | – | 1.0y | MMR, DTaP-Hib, Varicella, OPV | autism spectrum disorder | unclear | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2002-07-22 | 2010-01-07 | Kit Carson | not in record | – | 1.0y | – | autism spectrum disorder | dismissed | – | – |
| 2002-08-29 | 2009-01-16 | Jackson Bono | not in record | – | 1.4y | 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 | pro se | – | 2.0y | multiple | global developmental delay with static encephalopathy of unc | denied | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2003-01-31 | 2009-10-19 | Devon Stapleford | not in record | – | 1.1y | varicella | seizure disorder with developmental delay | dismissed | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2003-02-19 | 2017-01-09 | P.A.L., III | not in record | – | 1.3y | 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 | not in record | – | – | – | autism spectrum disorder | dismissed | Diane M. Lord | – |
| 2003-08-29 | 2005-10-31 | Ashlyn Markovich | not in record | – | 2mo | DTaP, IPV, and Hib | seizure disorder and intractable epilepsy | dismissed | – | – |
| 2003-10-23 | 2014-02-12 | E.W. | not in record | – | – | – | autism spectrum disorder | dismissed | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2003-11-06 | 2005-07-22 | Jordan Maza | not in record | – | 1.0y | MMR | encephalitis | denied | – | – |
| 2003-12-17 | 2012-09-06 | Andrew Wax | not in record | – | – | – | 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 | not in record | – | – | 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. | – |
| 2004-07-06 | 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 | not in record | – | 0mo | Hepatitis B | seizure disorder | compensated | – | – |
| 2004-08-26 | 2007-02-07 | Marty and KeMe Avera, parents of Connor Avera | Robert Moxley, Julie Hernandez | Robert T. Moxley, P.C. | – | – | encephalopathy | 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 | not in record | – | – | 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 | not in record | – | – | – | 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 | – |
| 2006-03-03 | 2014-08-20 | W.O.J. | Robert J. Krakow | Law Office of Robert J. Krakow, P.C. | – | – | Autism | dismissed | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 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 | not in record | – | 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 | not in record | – | 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. | 1.9y | – | 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. | – |
| 2006-12-12 | 2014-08-15 | B.L. | Curtis R. Webb | Curtis R. Webb, Attorney at Law | 4mo | DTaP | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) | compensated | Christian J. Moran | $1,060,424 |
| 2006-12-21 | 2012-09-26 | Claire Barnette | not in record | – | 3mo | DTaP/IPV/Hep B, Hib, and Prevn | Dravet Syndrome | denied | – | – |
| 2007-01-19 | 2015-04-20 | JD | Herbert Waichman | Parker Waichman LLP | 1.0y | varicella | autism spectrum disorder | denied | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2007-01-19 | 2015-05-27 | LD | Patricia A. Finn | Patricia A. Finn, P.C. | 1.0y | varicella | autism and related conditions | denied | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2007-02-16 | 2015-03-06 | L.B. | Curtis Webb | Webb, Webb, & Guerry | – | MMR, varicella | Opsoclonus Myoclonus syndrome (“OMS”) | compensated | Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman | $463,059 |
| 2007-03-13 | 2011-03-04 | Rachel Hammitt | not in record | – | 4mo | DTaP | Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy (SMEI) | denied | Gary J. Golkiewicz | – |
| 2007-08-14 | 2014-12-15 | Matthew Ramirez | Curtis R. Webb | Curtis R. Webb, Attorney at Law | 6mo | DTaP | Dravet syndrome | denied | Christian J. Moran | – |
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