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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-27 | 2017-06-28 | Z.B. | Mark T. Sadaka | Law Offices of Sadaka Associates, LLC | – | pneumococcal conjugate vaccine | opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome | compensated | Laura D. Millman | $195,000 |
| 2014-04-10 | 2014-05-01 | Julius Reese | Clifford Shoemaker | Shoemaker, Gentry & Knickelbein | – | – | Autism | compensated | Denise K. Vowell | $15,086 |
| 2014-04-21 | 2014-05-19 | AARON P. WYATT, on behalf of J.A.W. | Anne C. Toale | Maglio, Christopher & Toale, PA | – | – | Autism | compensated | Denise K. Vowell | $14,828 |
| 2014-04-21 | 2019-11-15 | R.R. | Edward Kraus | Law Offices of Chicago Kent | – | MMR | acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis (AHLE), a severe form of | compensated | Mindy Michaels Roth | $1,501,820 |
| 2014-04-28 | 2018-10-24 | K.M.N. | Mary Coffey | Coffey & Nichols, LLC | – | DTaP, Hib, IPV, pneumococcal 1 | seizures and developmental delays | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | $431,293 |
| 2014-05-07 | 2014-05-30 | E.J. | Robert J. Krakow | Law Office of Robert J. Krakow, P.C. | – | – | Autism | compensated | Denise K. Vowell | $12,000 |
| 2014-06-04 | 2016-07-11 | J.L.S. | Isaiah R. Kalinowski | Maglio Christopher and Toale, PA | – | influenza | Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) | compensated | Mindy Michaels Roth | $75,000 |
| 2014-06-18 | 2014-10-28 | E.R.B. | Robert J. Krakow | Law Office of Robert J. Krakow, P.C. | – | – | seizure disorder, brain injury, neurodevelopmental disorder, | dismissed | Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman | – |
| 2014-07-01 | 2015-07-28 | N.D. | Ramon Rodriguez, III | Rawl, McNelis and Mitchell, P.C. | – | varicella | encephalitis, intractable seizure disorder, and personality | compensated | Brian H. Corcoran | $544,808 |
| 2014-07-01 | 2015-02-26 | Dagim Yilak | Simina Vourlis | Law Offices of Simina Vourlis | 2mo | DTaP-HIB-IPV, hepatitis B, Pre | encephalopathy; seizure disorder; infantile spasms with intr | compensated | Christian J. Moran | $39,469 |
| 2014-07-11 | 2015-10-26 | T.A.N. | Anne C. Toale | Maglio Christopher and Toale | – | DTaP | seizures with resulting sequelae including right-sided weakn | compensated | Christian J. Moran | $14,504 |
| 2014-07-18 | 2015-12-03 | P.C.B. | Edward M. Kraus | Law Offices of Chicago Kent | – | Pentacel | respiratory failure, traumatic brain injury, subdural hemato | dismissed | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 2014-07-23 | 2015-07-23 | Melissa Hall | – | – | – | hepatitis B | autoimmune encephalitis | dismissed | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 2014-07-25 | 2014-08-18 | E.D. | Carol Gallagher | Carol L. Gallagher, Esquire, LLC | – | Pentacel | seizure disorder, staring spells, and developmental regressi | dismissed | Thomas L. Gowen | – |
| 2014-07-31 | 2015-05-18 | Carolyn Schutte | LeLand F. Dempsey | Dempsey & Kingsland, P.C. | – | Tdap | encephalopathy | compensated | Christian J. Moran | $147,082 |
| 2014-08-07 | 2019-07-23 | L.M. | David C. Richards | Christensen & Jensen, P.C. | 5mo | Prevnar (pneumococcal conjugat | epileptic encephalopathy/seizure disorder | denied | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2014-08-08 | 2017-04-03 | M.R. | – | – | – | Inactivated Polio, Hepatitis B | immediate allergic reaction, hives, rashes, and other delete | dismissed | Thomas L. Gowen | – |
| 2014-08-20 | 2014-08-20 | W.O.J. | Robert J. Krakow | Law Office of Robert J. Krakow, P.C. | – | – | Autism | dismissed | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2014-08-22 | 2015-05-21 | J.B. | Andrew D. Downing | Hennelly & Steadman, PLC; Vann Cott & Talamante, PLLC | – | – | Autism | dismissed | George L. Hastings Jr. | $13,500 |
| 2014-08-29 | 2014-12-02 | Justin W. Gerhardt | Richard Gage | Richard Gage P.C. (WY) | 23.0y | multiple | encephalitis and related illnesses | compensated | Brian H. Corcoran | $125,307 |
| 2014-09-05 | 2016-05-16 | Afton J. Montgomery on behalf of Caden J. Benoit | Craig S. Watson | Craig S Watson Attorney | – | – | mumps, swollen left check with knots, mouth sores, speech de | dismissed | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 2014-09-09 | 2015-03-30 | 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 | $23,850 |
| 2014-09-10 | 2014-09-10 | A.E. | Mindy Michaels Roth | Marshall, Roth & Gregory, PC | – | influenza | seizures secondary to acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis | compensated | Laura D. Millman | $514,702 |
| 2014-09-10 | 2016-03-01 | J.B. | Andrew Downing | Van Cott & Talamante, PLLC | – | influenza | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) | dismissed | Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman | – |
| 2014-09-11 | 2017-11-14 | R.M.H. | Robert Joel Krakow | Law Office of Robert J. Krakow, P.C. | – | Hib | chronic encephalopathy, manifesting as autism-like symptoms | dismissed | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2014-09-25 | 2015-05-14 | D.B. | – | – | – | MMR | encephalopathy, an autism disorder, sleep disturbances, and | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | $400 |
| 2014-10-07 | 2015-04-21 | Misty Kelm, Parent of B.K., a Minor | Ronald C. Homer | Conway, Homer, P.C. | – | MMR | neurological injuries | compensated | Laura D. Millman | $1,337,314 |
| 2014-10-16 | 2016-04-28 | E.K. | Daniel J. Leeper | Leeper & Leeper | – | MMR | fever, roseola, grand mal seizures, and epilepsy | dismissed | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 2014-10-27 | 2015-09-10 | K.S. | – | – | 1.0y | MMR | fever, seizure-like symptoms, cyanosis, and developmental di | dismissed | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2014-11-12 | 2015-02-03 | A.H. | Robert J. Krakow | Law Office of Robert J. Krakow, P.C. | – | – | Autism | compensated | George L. Hastings Jr. | $34,338 |
| 2014-12-01 | 2015-01-12 | K.H. | Ronald C. Homer | Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C. | – | influenza | limbic encephalitis | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $152,630 |
| 2014-12-04 | 2015-04-22 | T.R.A. | Robert J. Krakow | Law Office of Robert J. Krakow, P.C. | – | – | Autism | compensated | George L. Hastings Jr. | $51,443 |
| 2014-12-10 | 2020-10-05 | M.S.M. | Clifford J. Shoemaker, Renee J. Gentry | Shoemaker, Gentry & Knickelbein; The Law Office of Renee J. Gentry | 6mo | DTaP | febrile status epilepticus and encephalopathy | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $1,271,451 |
| 2015-01-05 | 2024-04-24 | Z.D. | Mark Sadaka | Law Offices of Sadaka Associates, LLC | 1.6y | influenza | seizure disorder | denied | Mindy Michaels Roth | – |
| 2015-02-04 | 2022-09-15 | D.J.W. | Elizabeth Martin Muldowney | Sands Anderson, P.C. | 5.0y | DTaP-IPV | seizure disorder with cognitive and developmental delays | denied | Herbrina Sanders Young | – |
| 2015-02-13 | 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 |
| 2015-02-29 | 2016-06-08 | R.D. | Renee Gentry | Vaccine Injury Clinic, George Washington University Law School | – | DTP | mitochondrial disease/dysfunction | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2015-03-03 | 2017-02-03 | C.P. | Mark Theodore Sadaka | Mark T. Sadaka, LLC | – | MMR | encephalopathy and behavioral changes | dismissed | Mindy Michaels Roth | – |
| 2015-03-06 | 2019-12-09 | G.L. | Andrew D. Downing | Van Cott & Talamante, PLLC.; Downing, Allison & Jorgenson | 1.0y | varicella and pneumococcal con | intractable epilepsy | entitlement_granted_pending_damages | Mindy Michaels Roth | – |
| 2015-03-17 | 2015-07-28 | Q.D. | Theodore G. Pashos | Niedner Bodeux Carmichael Huff Lenox and Pashos, LLP | – | DTAP | regression | dismissed | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2015-03-18 | 2015-10-22 | M.R.B. | Anne C. Toale | Maglio Christopher & Toale | – | MMR | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $4,506 |
| 2015-03-26 | 2015-04-14 | I.R.I. | – | – | 1.2y | MMR | Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) / mitochondrial disease / SCA | denied | Denise K. Vowell | – |
| 2015-04-15 | 2025-03-19 | A.E. | Richard Gage | Richard Gage, P.C. | 12.0y | Hib; MMR; pneumococcal conjuga | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) | compensated | Daniel T. Horner | $3,141,304 |
| 2015-04-22 | 2018-06-12 | R.M.R. | Peter C. Beard | Holley, Rosen & Beard | 2mo | diphtheria-tetanus-acellular p | DTaP Table encephalopathy; infantile spasms; severe developm | compensated | Christian J. Moran | $2,005,508 |
| 2015-05-12 | 2015-11-23 | M.A. | Andrew D. Downing | Van Cott & Talamante, PLLC | – | – | global developmental delays | dismissed | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2015-05-16 | 2017-07-10 | A.H.P. | Phyllis Widman | Widman Law Firm, LLC | 4mo | DTaP | Table encephalopathy; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Acute and Ch | dismissed | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2015-05-21 | 2022-04-11 | A.S. | Michael McLaren | Black McLaren, et al., PC | 6mo | DTaP | significant aggravation of her previous neurologic and/or ph | dismissed | Katherine E. Oler | – |
| 2015-05-29 | 2016-09-06 | J.W. | Renee J. Gentry | Vaccine Injury Clinic, George Washington University Law School | – | MMR | static encephalopathy manifested by autism spectrum disorder | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2015-06-03 | 2015-07-28 | M.a.-S.m. | Carol L. Gallagher | Carol L. Gallagher, Esquire, LLC | – | pertussis | ongoing post-pertussis cough, reactive airway disease (RAD) | dismissed | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2015-06-18 | 2017-09-05 | Z.I. | Lawrence R. Cohan | Anapol Weiss | – | influenza | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis | compensated | Christian J. Moran | $3,031,128 |
| 2015-06-29 | 2025-07-30 | J.C.T. | Renée Gentry, J. Gentry | The Law Office of Renée J. Gentry | 6mo | Pentacel (DTaP/IPV/Hib); PCV13 | global developmental delay, seizure disorder, and encephalop | compensated | Katherine E. Oler | $2,220,599 |
| 2015-07-06 | 2015-07-06 | A.A. | Andrew W. Downing | Van Cott & Talamante, PLLC | 13.2y | Gardasil | cognitive issues, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome | dismissed | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 2015-07-09 | 2016-09-22 | J.L.D. | Michael G. McLaren | Black McLaren, et. al., P.C. | – | DTaP | cerebellitis, cerebellar ataxia, torticollis, developmental | compensated | Mindy Michaels Roth | $24,624 |
| 2015-07-13 | 2017-04-10 | R.H. | Clifford J. Shoemaker | Shoemaker, Gentry & Knickelbein | – | DTaP | epilepsy and developmental delays | dismissed | Herbrina Sanders Young | – |
| 2015-07-28 | 2017-03-15 | M.U. | Andrew Downing | – | – | – | non-verbal, mood swings, and tantrums | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2015-07-31 | 2018-01-17 | E.H. | Richard Gage | Richard Gage P.C. | – | DTaP | seizure disorder and developmental delays | dismissed | Thomas L. Gowen | – |
| 2015-08-10 | 2018-08-10 | A.M. | William J. Melley | Law Offices of William J. Melley, III | 6mo | DTaP | infantile spasms | denied | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 2015-08-21 | 2024-01-30 | A.B. | Mark T. Sadaka | Law Offices of Sadaka Associates, LLC. | 5.0y | MMR | afebrile seizure disorder or focal epilepsy | denied | Thomas L. Gowen | – |
| 2015-08-28 | 2015-08-28 | H.B. | Paul R. Brazil | Muller Brazil, LLP | – | influenza | transverse myelitis, encephalomyelitis, neurogenic bladder | compensated | Laura D. Millman | $185,000 |
| 2015-08-31 | 2016-10-17 | R.S. | Meredith Michelle Troberman | Carroll Troberman, PLLC | – | Hib | Chronic Encephalopathy | dismissed | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2015-09-01 | 2018-04-27 | Damacio Chewiwi | Andrew D. Downing | Van Cott & Talamante PLLC | – | influenza | NMDA receptor encephalitis | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $194,848 |
| 2015-09-03 | 2015-09-25 | David Stankovic | – | – | 9.0y | MMR | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Tourette's Syndrome, autism, | dismissed | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2015-09-11 | 2020-08-11 | CK | John F. McHugh | John F. McHugh | 4mo | DTaP | afebrile infantile spasms and a non-Table chronic encephalop | denied | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 2015-09-21 | 2018-06-25 | 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 |
| 2015-09-22 | 2017-01-11 | B.Z. | Lawrence Michel | Kennedy, Berkley, et al. | 2.0y | MMR | developmental delays, with the possibility of an underlying | dismissed | Mindy Michaels Roth | – |
| 2015-09-23 | 2016-02-26 | N.W. | Michael Adly Baseluos | Baseluos Law Firm, PLLC | – | influenza | Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) | compensated | Brian H. Corcoran | $65,000 |
| 2015-09-25 | 2020-05-18 | N.A.C. | Andrew D. Downing | Van Cott & Talamante, PLLC | 5.0y | Pentacel | pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) | denied | Katherine E. Oler | – |
| 2015-09-29 | 2015-09-29 | D.T.W. | Milton C. Ragsdale, IV | – | – | DTaP | seizures and infantile spasms | compensated | Laura D. Millman | $9,300 |
| 2015-10-05 | 2015-10-27 | A.M. | Cathy A. Klein | Cathy A. Klein, PC | – | DTaP | encephalopathy and seizure disorder | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $1,164,474 |
| 2015-10-13 | 2015-11-06 | 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 |
| 2015-10-13 | 2017-08-07 | J.V. | Andrew D. Downing | Van Cott & Talamante, PLLC | – | – | seizures and developmental delays | dismissed | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 2015-10-13 | 2022-02-14 | Mandy Bangerter, parent and next friend of D.B., a minor | Richard Gage | Richard Gage, P.C. | 7mo | DTaP | infantile spasms | denied | Daniel T. Horner | – |
| 2015-10-16 | 2018-05-22 | A.T. | Edward M. Kraus | Law Offices of Chicago Kent | – | MMR | encephalopathy | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $420,722 |
| 2015-10-21 | 2015-11-13 | T.H. | John Robert Howie, Jr. | Howie Law, P.C. | – | Tdap | encephalopathy and lower extremity weakness | compensated | Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman | $17,616 |
| 2015-10-29 | 2020-06-26 | M.G. | Jeffrey S. Pop | Jeffrey S. Pop & Associates | – | influenza | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $1,912,267 |
| 2015-11-09 | 2018-03-20 | I.O. | Richard Gage | Richard Gage, P.C. | – | DTaP | seizure disorder and learning delays | dismissed | Thomas L. Gowen | – |
| 2015-11-12 | 2017-07-24 | Devin Beck | – | – | – | meningococcal | acute disseminated encephalomyelopathy (ADEM) | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | $115,000 |
| 2015-11-15 | 2017-12-12 | J.B.A. | Renee J. Gentry | Vaccine Injury Clinic, George Washington University Law School | – | DTaP | seizures, developmental delay, and encephalopathy | dismissed | Thomas L. Gowen | – |
| 2015-11-16 | 2023-08-16 | K.S.S.W. | Phyllis Widman | Widman Law Firm, LLC | 3mo | DTaP | seizure disorder, encephalopathy, cortical visual impairment | denied | Katherine E. Oler | – |
| 2015-11-23 | 2019-01-02 | 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 |
| 2015-12-01 | 2020-04-24 | S.N. | Diana L. Stadelnikas | Maglio Christopher and Toale, PA | 1.5y | MMR | herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis | denied | Herbrina Sanders Young | – |
| 2015-12-04 | 2020-01-14 | B.F. | Curtis R. Webb | Curtis R. Webb, Attorney at Law | 9mo | DTaP | complex febrile seizures and epilepsy | entitlement_granted_pending_damages | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2015-12-07 | 2018-07-12 | C.A.C. | – | – | – | DTap | encephalopathy manifesting with symptoms of attention defici | dismissed | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2015-12-15 | 2017-04-19 | A.M. | Nicholas E. Bunch | White, Getgey & Meyer | – | influenza | seizures and limbic encephalitis | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $82,500 |
| 2015-12-28 | 2017-10-25 | A.J. | Andrew D. Downing | Van Cott & Talamante, PLLC | – | influenza | seizures and Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (“Anti-NMDAR”) recept | dismissed | Herbrina Sanders Young | – |
| 2016-01-06 | 2016-01-29 | M.V. | Andrew D. Downing | Van Cott & Talamante, PLLC | – | – | neurological symptoms, including speech delay and developmen | dismissed | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2016-01-27 | 2018-06-27 | O.G.R. | Diana Stadelnikas Sedar, Diana Lynn Stadelnikas | Maglio Christopher & Toale, PA | – | MMR | encephalopathy | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | $2,513,903 |
| 2016-01-29 | 2024-02-07 | I.H. | Richard Gage | Richard Gage, PC | 6mo | DTaP | seizure disorder | entitlement_granted_pending_damages | Katherine E. Oler | – |
| 2016-02-08 | 2020-08-31 | Radhika Agarwal | Meredith Daniels | Conway, Homer, P.C. | 11.0y | Tdap and meningococcal | autoimmune limbic encephalitis (ALE) with the associated bio | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $2,919,135 |
| 2016-02-29 | 2016-03-28 | A.S. | Valerie Ann Borek | V. Borek Law Firm | – | DTaP | vaccinosis, regressive encephalopathy, chronic ear infection | dismissed | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2016-04-04 | 2023-09-05 | B.O. | Sylvia Chin-Caplan | Law Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC | 1.1y | pneumococcal | aggravation of pre-existing epilepsy/seizure disorder, diagn | denied | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2016-04-18 | 2019-04-16 | P.L. | Clifford J. Shoemaker | Shoemaker, Gentry, and Knickelbein | – | meningococcal | autoimmune encephalitis | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $45,705 |
| 2016-04-22 | 2024-01-24 | M.P. | Richard Gage | Richard Gage, P.C. | 1.0y | MMR | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) and transverse m | compensated | Herbrina Sanders Young | $165,949 |
| 2016-04-29 | 2018-05-02 | A.H. | Christina M. Ciampolillo | Conway, Homer, P.C. | – | influenza | cerebellitis, neuropathy, and Guillain Barré syndrome ("GBS" | compensated | Christian J. Moran | $233,692 |
| 2016-05-06 | 2016-05-06 | Alexander Katsaros | F. John Caldwell | F. John Caldwell, P.A. | – | influenza (flu) | Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and an encephalopathy | compensated | Laura D. Millman | $200,000 |
| 2016-05-27 | 2016-05-27 | C.B. | Ronald W. Cox | – | – | DTaP | encephalopathy, seizure disorder, and profound developmental | compensated | Laura D. Millman | $75,000 |
| 2016-06-16 | 2019-09-09 | Z.E. | Michael G. McLaren | Black McLaren, et al., PC | – | DTaP | encephalopathy, or in the alternative, fever, seizures, spee | dismissed | Herbrina Sanders Young | – |
| 2016-06-27 | 2017-06-27 | R.P. | Clifford Shoemaker | Shoemaker, Gentry & Knickelbein | – | DTap | motor planning disorder and sensory processing disorder | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2016-06-30 | 2016-08-25 | G.R. | Andrew Donald Downing | Van Cott & Talamante, PLLC | – | Hepatitis-B | seizures and regression of skills | dismissed | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2016-06-30 | 2024-07-19 | E.A. | – | – | 16.0y | varicella | seizure disorder, cerebral injury, Major Neurocognitive Diso | dismissed | Mindy Michaels Roth | – |