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 · 482 Cognitive / developmentalclear all
| Filed | Final judgement | Petitioner | Attorney | Firm | Age | Vaccine | Condition | Outcome | Special Master | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-03-13 | 2011-03-04 | Rachel Hammitt | Curtis R. Webb | – | 4mo | DTaP | Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy (SMEI) | denied | Gary J. Golkiewicz | – |
| 2007-08-14 | 2015-06-15 | Matthew Ramirez | Curtis R. Webb | Curtis R. Webb, Attorney at Law | 6mo | DTaP | Dravet syndrome | denied | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 2007-08-20 | 2014-09-03 | B.T.G. | Robert J. Krakow | Law Office of Robert J. Krakow, P.C. | – | – | Autism | dismissed | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2007-10-29 | 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 | – | MMR | autistic disorder | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2007-10-29 | 2014-06-18 | J.M. | Anne Carrion Toale | Maglio Christopher & Toale, PA | 3mo | Dtap | acute encephalopathy and seizure disorder | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2007-11-09 | 2016-01-21 | B.G.S. | Barrett J. Clisby | – | 1.3y | Hib | neurodevelopmental disorder that falls within the category o | denied | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2007-11-15 | 2014-01-13 | B.E. | Donald M. Gerstein | Richard Gage, P.C. | 3mo | MMR | Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PD | dismissed | – | – |
| 2007-11-19 | 2015-08-19 | PETER and CHERIE NUTTALL, as the legal representatives of their minor son, N.N. | Curtis R. Webb | Curtis R. Webb, Attorney at Law | 4.2y | MMR | severe neurologic disorder, diagnosed as childhood disintegr | denied | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2007-12-21 | 2015-08-14 | Karl Paluck | Sheila A. Bjorklund | Lommen Abdo Law Firm | 1.0y | – | mitochondrial problem, aggravated mitochondrial disorder | compensated | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 2008-01-14 | 2014-12-08 | JG | pro se | – | 1.0y | MMR | autism spectrum disorder (ASD) | dismissed | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2008-02-25 | 2015-11-03 | HH | Michael L. Cave | Cave Law Firm | 6mo | DTaP | neurodevelopmental disorder | denied | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2008-03-03 | 2018-04-05 | T.A.O. | Robert J. Krakow | Law Office of Robert J. Krakow, P.C. | – | childhood vaccinations | autism or autism spectrum disorder (“ASD”) | unclear | – | – |
| 2008-03-18 | 2014-04-24 | James Holmes | Richard Gage, Donald Gerstein | – | 14.0y | Td | seizure disorder | denied | Denise K. Vowell | – |
| 2008-03-26 | 2018-06-22 | C.J.K. | Richard Gage | Richard Gage, P.C. | 1.1y | influenza | immune system dysfunction, or hypogammaglobulinemia | dismissed | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2008-04-17 | 2016-08-09 | A.P.M. | Robert Joel Krakow | Law Office of Robert J. Krakow, P.C. | 1.5y | DTaP | autistic regression, apraxia of speech, and Autism Spectrum | denied | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2008-04-22 | 2015-08-06 | S.H. | Elaine W. Sharp | Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp | – | DTaP | Autism spectrum disorder; mitochondrial disorder | denied | Denise K. Vowell | – |
| 2008-04-22 | 2015-08-06 | O.H. | Elaine W. Sharp | Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp | – | MMR | autism spectrum disorder | dismissed | Denise K. Vowell | – |
| 2008-05-06 | 2014-03-04 | R.P.C. | Richard Gage | Richard Gage P.C. | – | – | Autism | unclear | – | – |
| 2008-06-06 | 2018-04-20 | S.G. | Clifford John Shoemaker | Shoemaker and Associates | – | MMR | encephalopathy and chronic inflammatory bowel syndrome resul | unclear | – | – |
| 2008-07-08 | 2014-05-07 | E.J. | Robert J. Krakow | Law Office of Robert J. Krakow, P.C. | – | – | Autism | dismissed | Denise K. Vowell | – |
| 2008-07-11 | 2016-02-19 | L.V. | Robert Joel Krakow | Law Office of Robert J. Krakow, P.C. | 1.8y | influenza | Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) following flu vaccine, possib | denied | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2008-08-01 | 2015-07-22 | C.L. | Sheila A. Bjorklund | Lommen Abdo Law Firm | 5mo | influenza | autism spectrum disorder; autoimmune encephalopathy | denied | Denise K. Vowell | – |
| 2008-08-13 | 2015-06-26 | BTB | John McHugh | Law Office of John McHugh | – | – | autism spectrum disorder (ASD) | denied | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2008-09-15 | 2018-12-04 | I.R. | Anne Carrion Toale | Maglio, Christopher & Toale; Maglio Christopher and Toale | 1.0y | ProQuad | significant aggravation of a mitochondrial disorder | denied | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2008-09-25 | 2015-11-30 | S.B. | Michael G. McLaren | Black McLaren et al. | 4mo | inactivated Polio virus | encephalopathy; neurologic condition | compensated | Christian J. Moran | $10,000 |
| 2008-10-09 | 2013-08-07 | D.P.P., Jr. | John W. Frost, II | Frost, Van Den Boom & Smith, P.A. | – | MMR | seizure disorder and developmental delays | compensated | Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman | $2,256,002 |
| 2008-10-27 | 2014-03-27 | A.R.C. | Ramon Rodriguez, III | Rawls, McNelis & Mitchell, P.C.; Rawls, McNelis and Mitchell, P.C. | – | DTaP, IPV, MMR, Hib, PCV | permanent spastic tetraparesis and leukodystrophy | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | $500,000 |
| 2008-11-04 | 2015-02-09 | B.C.L. | Sheila Bjorklund | Lommen Abdo Law Firm | 7.2y | influenza | autism spectrum disorder (ASD) / pervasive developmental dis | denied | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2008-11-10 | 2014-06-05 | Carter Rose | Ronald C. Homer | Conway, Homer, P.C. | – | DTaP | severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (“SMEI”); Dravet syndro | dismissed | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 2008-11-17 | 2014-04-08 | RWC | Lawrence Gene Michel | – | 1.4y | MMR | autism spectrum disorder | denied | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2008-12-11 | 2014-09-10 | J.A.V. | Donald M. Gerstein | Richard Gage, P.C. | – | – | encephalopathy | dismissed | Denise K. Vowell | – |
| 2008-12-23 | 2014-11-12 | T.R.A. | Robert J. Krakow | Law Office of Robert J. Krakow, P.C. | – | – | Autism | dismissed | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2009-02-05 | 2015-06-16 | CC | Robert J. Krakow | Law Office of Robert J. Krakow, P.C. | – | – | Autism | dismissed | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2009-03-05 | 2018-09-05 | T.J.R. | John F. McHugh | Law Office of John McHugh | 6mo | – | pervasive developmental disorder | dismissed | – | – |
| 2009-03-23 | 2016-03-01 | F.H. | not in record | – | – | – | Autism | dismissed | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2009-03-23 | 2015-03-23 | Justin W. Gerhardt | Richard Gage | Richard Gage P.C. (WY) | 23.0y | multiple | encephalitis and related illnesses | compensated | Brian H. Corcoran | $2,345,712 |
| 2009-05-11 | 2015-05-22 | Rachel McCulloch | Sylvia Chin-Caplan, Ronald C. Homer, Christina Ciampolillo | Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C.; Conway Homer, P.C. | 12.0y | HPV | autoimmune limbic encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and su | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $1,428,188 |
| 2009-05-11 | 2013-02-22 | KELLY ARANGO, Parent of, ISABELA OROZCO, a Minor | David E. Marmelstein | David E. Marmelstein & Associates | 4mo | DTaP | infantile spasms, hypsarrhythmia, hypotonia, and development | denied | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 2009-05-12 | 2014-06-25 | V.C. | Andrew Downing | Hennelly & Steadman, P.C. | 2.0y | hepatitis A | autism spectrum disorder | dismissed | Denise K. Vowell | – |
| 2009-06-29 | 2013-04-08 | David A. Brown | Lisa A. Roquemore | Law Office of Lisa A. Roquemore | – | flu | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis | compensated | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 2009-07-21 | 2014-07-24 | N.M. | Ronald Craig Homer | Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C. | – | DTaP | seizure disorder | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2009-07-24 | 2015-10-08 | DCS | Robert J. Krakow | Law Office of Robert J. Krakow, P.C. | – | – | Autism | dismissed | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2009-07-27 | 2017-11-06 | E.R. | Edward M. Kraus | Law Offices of Chicago Kent | 6mo | DTaP | infantile spasms | compensated | Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman | $1,400,787 |
| 2009-08-07 | 2014-07-01 | N.D. | Ramon Rodriguez, III | Rawl, McNelis and Mitchell, P.C. | – | varicella | encephalitis, intractable seizure disorder, and personality | compensated | Brian H. Corcoran | $505,547 |
| 2009-10-07 | 2014-04-10 | Julius Reese | Clifford Shoemaker | Shoemaker, Gentry & Knickelbein | – | – | Autism | dismissed | Denise K. Vowell | – |
| 2009-10-09 | 2014-03-07 | C.D. | Mark T. Sadaka | Law Offices of Sadaka Associates, LLC | 9mo | Pediarix | vaccine induced encephalopathy with seizures and loss of mus | dismissed | – | – |
| 2009-11-25 | 2016-08-23 | S.L. | Ronald C. Homer | Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C. | – | influenza | gross motor regression, speech regression, nystagmus and ata | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $1,733,455 |
| 2010-02-17 | 2018-04-05 | M.R. | Robert J. Krakow | Law Office of Robert J. Krakow, P.C. | – | – | autism or autism spectrum disorder (“ASD”) | unclear | – | – |
| 2010-03-02 | 2014-02-19 | M.L. | Edward M. Kraus | Law Offices of Chicago Kent | 3mo | ProQuad and Prevnar | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (“ADEM”) resulting in d | compensated | – | – |
| 2010-04-15 | 2016-04-07 | ERICA FESTER, parent of B.A.B., a minor | Peter Joseph Sarda | Creech Law Firm | 1.0y | MMRV | Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2010-06-25 | 2017-02-01 | E.O., III | Clifford J. Shoemaker | Shoemaker and Associates | 6mo | DTaP | Dravet syndrome; chronic complex partial seizure disorder; e | denied | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2010-07-29 | 2016-11-04 | Q.M. | Neal J. Fialkow | Neal Fialkow Esq. | – | Hepatitis B | seizure activity, expressive language disorder, learning dis | compensated | Brian H. Corcoran | $826,432 |
| 2010-09-10 | 2021-04-09 | M.D. | Corey B. Kaye | Kaye & Lechner | 5.0y | DTaP | epilepsy | denied | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 2010-09-14 | 2014-03-07 | C.D.J. | Mark T. Sadaka | Law Offices of Sadaka Associates, LLC | 9mo | Pediarix | epileptic seizures and hypotonia | dismissed | – | – |
| 2010-10-15 | 2016-04-26 | H.E.F. | Martin A. Diaz | Martin Diaz Law Firm | 4mo | DTaP | seizures, brain damage, and developmental delay, or in the a | denied | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2010-11-09 | 2015-10-05 | A.M. | Cathy A. Klein | Cathy A. Klein, PC | – | DTaP | encephalopathy and seizure disorder | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $1,164,474 |
| 2010-11-17 | 2014-11-12 | A.H. | Robert J. Krakow | Law Office of Robert J. Krakow, P.C. | – | – | Autism | dismissed | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2011-01-02 | 2014-01-02 | Aidan L. Davis | pro se | – | – | MMR | moderate to severe sensorineural bi-lateral hearing loss, fi | dismissed | – | – |
| 2011-01-11 | 2014-03-31 | Irene Dennis | Luretha M. Stribling | – | – | influenza | cerebrovascular accident (or stroke) and encephalopathy | compensated | – | – |
| 2011-01-20 | 2021-11-02 | B.A. | Lisa A. Roquemore | Law Offices of Lisa A. Roquemore | 16.0y | HPV | severe, chronic headaches and various other sequelae | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $1,907,135 |
| 2011-03-11 | 2020-12-02 | Y.Q. | Ramon Rodriguez, III | Sands Anderson PC | 1.2y | measles, mumps, and rubella (M | MMR-associated febrile seizure with seizure disorder/epileps | compensated | Christian J. Moran | $1,954,724 |
| 2011-04-01 | 2015-06-18 | KJF | Michael Adly Baseluos | Baseluos Law Firm, PLLC | – | DTaP | infantile spasms | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | $778,138 |
| 2011-05-05 | 2014-09-09 | K.A. | Sheila A. Bjorklund, Kate G. Westad | Lommen, Abdo, Cole, King & Stageberg; Lommen Abdo Law Firm | 1.8y | hepatitis A | tonic-clonic seizure and subsequently developed intractable | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | – |
| 2011-06-14 | 2014-03-07 | N.A. | Clifford J. Shoemaker | Shoemaker and Associates | – | MMR | encephalitis | compensated | Denise K. Vowell | $1,341,607 |
| 2011-07-07 | 2018-12-04 | D.P. | Clifford John Shoemaker | Shoemaker and Associates | 1.3y | DTaP | anaphylactic reaction, seizure disorder, and secondary devel | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $1,268,241 |
| 2011-08-09 | 2015-01-16 | T.T.H. | Peter Joseph Sarda | Creech Law Firm | 2.0y | varicella | encephalitis | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2011-09-06 | 2015-03-17 | Q.D. | Theodore G. Pashos | Niedner Bodeux Carmichael Huff Lenox and Pashos, LLP | – | DTAP | regression | dismissed | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2011-09-29 | 2013-10-15 | LMH | Aaron Russell Dias | RPWB, LLC; Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook & Brickman, LLC | – | DTaP | encephalopathy and sequela | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2011-10-03 | 2014-02-03 | Vandana Bhandari | Clifford J. Shoemaker | Shoemaker and Associates | – | influenza | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis | compensated | – | – |
| 2011-10-20 | 2015-08-17 | S.A.H. | Curtis R. Webb | Curtis R. Webb, Attorney at Law | – | MMR | encephalitis | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $50,000 |
| 2011-11-15 | 2017-09-01 | W.R. | Clifford J. Shoemaker | Vienna | 2mo | Pediarix (DTaP/Hep B/IPV), Hib | autism spectrum disorder; alleged encephalopathy, developmen | denied | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2011-12-14 | 2015-10-13 | O.K. | Ronald C. Homer | Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C. | – | Tdap | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) and multiple scl | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $210,000 |
| 2012-01-27 | 2014-10-07 | Misty Kelm, Parent of B.K., a Minor | Ronald C. Homer | Conway, Homer, P.C. | – | MMR | neurological injuries | compensated | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 2012-03-12 | 2014-05-30 | VEM | David Porter Murphy | David P. Murphy & Associates, P.C. | – | MMR | febrile status epilepticus after immunizations with subseque | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | $1,777,373 |
| 2012-03-26 | 2014-02-25 | M.S.P. Jr. | Neal J. Fialkow | Neal Fialkow, Esq. | – | MMR | acute encephalopathy and/or other injury that has resulted i | compensated | Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman | $250,000 |
| 2012-04-11 | 2015-02-13 | L.S. | Ronald C. Homer | Conway, Homer, P.C. | – | influenza | developmental delay and/or verbal apraxia | compensated | Laura D. Millman | $350,000 |
| 2012-06-04 | 2014-07-01 | Dagim Yilak | Simina Vourlis | Law Offices of Simina Vourlis | 2mo | DTaP-HIB-IPV, hepatitis B, Pre | encephalopathy; seizure disorder; infantile spasms with intr | denied | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 2012-06-22 | 2016-12-19 | C.M.S. | Anne Carrion Toale | Maglio Christopher and Toale, PA | – | influenza | influenza vaccine alleged to cause stroke and acute hemorrha | compensated | Christian J. Moran | $1,761,792 |
| 2012-06-28 | 2018-05-29 | M.W. | Mindy Michaels Roth, Michael G. McLaren | Britcher, Leone & Roth, LLC; Black McLaren Jones Ryland & Griffee, PC | 1.6y | Pentacel | encephalopathy | compensated | Denise K. Vowell | $1,887,659 |
| 2012-07-27 | 2017-05-22 | K.T. | Clifford John Shoemaker | Shoemaker and Associates | 1.0y | MMR | Myoclonic-Astatic Epilepsy (MAE) / Epileptic Encephalopathy | denied | Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman | – |
| 2012-08-07 | 2014-05-21 | Perry Cellana | Elizabeth Muldowney | Rawls, McNelis & Mitchell | – | influenza | autoimmune encephalitis and a seizure | compensated | Christian J. Moran | $180,000 |
| 2012-08-30 | 2017-01-17 | M.S. | Michael Adly Baselous | Baseluos Law Firm, PLLC | – | influenza | transverse myelitis and stroke | compensated | Mindy Michaels Roth | $354,585 |
| 2012-08-30 | 2018-07-12 | B.L. | Mark Sadaka | Mark T. Sadaka, LLC | 11.0y | HPV | seizure disorder | denied | Mindy Michaels Roth | – |
| 2012-09-24 | 2019-12-06 | L.A. | Clifford J. Shoemaker | Shoemaker, Gentry & Knickelbein | 5.9y | FluMist | bilateral striatal necrosis (BSN) | compensated | Daniel T. Horner | $1,419,072 |
| 2012-10-05 | 2014-10-30 | Paul S. Heckle | Elizabeth Muldowney | Rawls, McNelis and Mitchell, P.C. | – | influenza | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) | compensated | Brian H. Corcoran | $909,992 |
| 2012-10-26 | 2014-03-28 | A.S. | Joseph F. McDowell, III | McDowell & Osburn, PA | – | MMR | acute encephalopathy and/or encephalitis and the onset of ch | compensated | Denise K. Vowell | $1,007,837 |
| 2012-11-02 | 2014-03-25 | David Konar | Diana Stadelnikas Sedar | Maglio, Christopher & Toale | – | tetanus | mental confusion and memory impairment | dismissed | Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman | – |
| 2013-01-29 | 2015-01-08 | LKT | Danielle A. Strait | Malio, Christopher | – | Prevnar, Rotateq, Pentacel, an | cerebrovascular infarct | dismissed | Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman | – |
| 2013-02-19 | 2015-05-14 | O.A. | Anne Carrion Toale | Maglio, Christopher & Toale, PA | – | DTaP | myoclonic encephalopathy, severe developmental delay and sei | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2013-03-01 | 2014-10-02 | J.O.C. | William E. Cochran, Jr. | Black McLaren Jones Ryland & Griffee, PC | – | DTaP | tic disorder, abnormal EEG and other injuries | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | $14,999 |
| 2013-03-11 | 2019-06-04 | D.V.M. | Howard Scott Gold | Gold Law Firm, LLC | 2mo | Prevnar; hepatitis B; Pentacel | DTaP Table acute encephalopathy with brainstem hemorrhage, s | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | $467,247 |
| 2013-03-28 | 2014-09-23 | H.G.S. | Anne C. Toale | Mctlaw | 4mo | DTaP | encephalopathy | dismissed | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 2013-04-19 | 2014-06-10 | A.C. | Carol L. Gallagher | – | – | DT | pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated w | compensated | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 2013-04-30 | 2014-03-19 | J.E. | Walter Samuel Holland | W. Sam Holland, Esq. | 6mo | DTP/HIB/OPV | Pervasive Development Disorder (PDD-NOS) and Acute Dissemina | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2013-05-17 | 2018-09-06 | X.G. | Richard Gage | Richard Gage, P.C. | 9mo | DTaP | seizure disorder | denied | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 2013-05-21 | 2014-04-29 | M.S. | Martin James Martinez | – | – | DTaP | seizure disorder | dismissed | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 2013-06-14 | 2014-04-21 | AARON P. WYATT, on behalf of J.A.W. | Anne C. Toale | Maglio, Christopher & Toale, PA | – | – | Autism | dismissed | Denise K. Vowell | – |
| 2013-06-20 | 2016-07-15 | Hanna Dwornikoski | pro se | – | – | DTaP, Hib, Prevnar | seizure disorder | dismissed | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 2013-07-17 | 2017-01-25 | G.C.F. | Clifford J. Shoemaker | Shoemaker, Gentry & Knickelbein | 1.3y | MMR | autism spectrum disorder | denied | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2013-07-18 | 2020-10-27 | Heavenly S. Lee | Richard Gage | Richard Gage, P.C. | 2mo | DTaP | Dandy-Walker Variant, Vermian Hypoplasia, Cerebral Dysgenesi | denied | Mindy Michaels Roth | – |