Small fiber neuropathy — VICP cases

This page indexes every case in the VICP Registry categorized as Small fiber neuropathy. There are 41 such cases.

What the record shows: The VICP has decided 41 cases categorized as Small fiber neuropathy since 2015. 15 (37%) ended in compensation, with a median award of $102,501. The median time from petition filing to decision was 53.2 months. The vaccine most frequently named in these petitions was influenza. Figures are computed from the published court decisions indexed on this page; every case links to its original source document. Compensation reflects the court's application of the program's legal standards to an individual claim — it is not a medical or scientific finding about vaccines generally.

FiledFinal judgementPetitionerAttorneyFirm Age at VaccinationVaccineCondition OutcomeSpecial MasterAward
2014-01-242016-05-19Meghan HeplerCarol L. GallagherCarol L. Gallagher, Esquire, LLC–Hepatitis Bbilateral extremity numbness, balance problems, small fiber compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$102,501
2014-03-242022-11-30Paul DrobbinMartin Jeffrey RubensteinMartin Rubenstein72.0yinfluenzasmall fiber neuropathycompensatedHerbrina Sanders Young$2,102,629
2014-04-112016-03-11Sarah DearingDanielle Anne StraitMaglio Christopher and Toale, PA–influenzaparesthesias, small fiber neuropathy, neuropathycompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$135,000
2014-08-122020-01-08Regina ToddAmber WilsonMaglio, Christopher & Tolle, P.C.–influenzanon-length dependent small fiber neuropathydeniedBrian H. Corcoran–
2014-08-152022-08-31J.D.Renee J. GentryVaccine Injury Clinic, George Washington Univ. Law School29.8yinfluenzasmall fiber neuropathydeniedHerbrina Sanders Young–
2014-08-192024-02-13E.M.Scott B. TaylorUrban & Taylor, S.C.24.0yinfluenzasmall fiber neuropathycompensatedHerbrina Sanders Young$245,126
2014-11-132017-01-04Kathi AhoAndrew D. DowningVan Cott & Talamante–influenzapain, numbness, tingling, a nerve injury, and a small fiber compensatedChristian J. Moran$50,000
2014-11-172015-11-24A.S.Diana Stadelnikas SedarMaglio, Christopher & Toale, PA13.9yinfluenzasmall fiber neuropathy and chronic pain syndromecompensatedChristian J. Moran$109,737
2015-06-192016-07-06Jennifer SchaeferDarren Keith Short––influenzaabdominal pain, chronic pain, vomiting, left rib pain, neck dismissedLaura D. Millman–
2015-10-232018-12-21Jessica JonesClifford J. ShoemakerShoemaker, Gentry & Knickelbein19.0yTDaPsmall fiber neuropathydeniedHerbrina Sanders Young–
2015-11-052022-05-02Andrew FantiniLeah VaSahnja DurantLaw Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC44.0yinfluenzasmall fiber neuropathy and tinnitusdeniedBrian H. Corcoran–
2015-11-182017-03-01Judith SemanisinAndrew D. DowningVan Cott & Talamante, PLLC–influenzasmall fiber neuropathycompensated–$40,000
2015-12-022022-04-04Stephanie DiMasiHoward S. GoldGold Law Firm, LLC–influenzasmall fiber neuropathy and postural orthostatic tachycardia deniedChristian J. Moran–
2015-12-082023-05-11Bettina McGillRenee J. GentryGeorge Washington University Law School–pneumococcal conjugatesmall fiber neuropathydismissedDaniel T. Horner–
2016-07-282023-06-30Richard SchusslerMaximillian J. MullerMuller Brazil, LLP70.0yinfluenzapolyneuropathy or small fiber neuropathy (SFN)deniedHerbrina Sanders Young–
2016-12-092024-12-30Matthew J. JohnsonRichard GageRichard Gage, P.C.37.0yhepatitis A/Bsmall fiber neuropathyentitlement_granted_pending_damagesThomas L. Gowen–
2017-02-162019-10-18Eric LaPierreLauren FagaConway Homer, P.C.35.0yTdapunspecified peripheral neuropathy/polyneuropathy (most likeldeniedBrian H. Corcoran–
2017-07-172023-12-18Jason QuirinoAndrew Donald DowningDowning, Allison & Jorgenson–Hepatitis Bisolated small fiber neuropathyentitlement_granted_pending_damagesDaniel T. Horner–
2017-09-282024-05-21Jodi FiskeAndrew Donald DowningDowning, Allison & Jorgenson36.0yinfluenzasmall fiber neuropathycompensatedKatherine E. Oler$98,589
2018-01-222020-06-30Marissa Nicole ComoJoseph PepperConway, Homer, P.C.20.0ymeningococcal Bsmall fiber neuropathy and related sequelaeentitlement_granted_pending_damagesThomas L. Gowen–
2018-04-232022-10-28Heath BenderJoel H. LichtensteinKoskoff, Koskoff & Bieder–influenzasmall fiber neuropathycompensatedHerbrina Sanders Young$160,000
2018-06-112025-06-23Ashley T. HunsuckerNancy Routh MyersTurning Point Litigation39.0yinfluenzasmall fiber neuropathyentitlement_granted_pending_damagesHerbrina Sanders Young–
2018-08-172023-10-06KURT SONNENBURGMark T. SadakaSadaka Associates LLC–flusmall fiber neuropathyunclear––
2018-09-172023-10-20Richard BrantleyEdward KrausKraus Law Group, LLC42.0yinfluenzasmall fiber neuropathydeniedChristian J. Moran–
2018-10-092021-09-13Linda WirtshafterHoward D. MishkindMishkind Law Firm Co., L.P.A.–influenzasmall fiber neuropathydismissedChristian J. Moran–
2019-02-152022-11-03Korin Drillingnot in record––influenzasmall-fiber neuropathyunclear––
2019-08-022025-04-22Natacha JacquesRobert KrakowLaw Office of Robert J. Krakow, P.C.41.0yhepatitis Bsmall fiber neuropathydeniedChristian J. Moran–
2019-10-312024-11-05Jennifer KohlmeyerMark SadakaLaw Offices of Sadaka Associates, LLC–influenzaparesthesia, myalgias, carpal tunnel syndrome, and small fibunclear––
2019-11-212023-08-10Randy YiAndrew D. DowningDowning, Allison & Jorgenson–Tdapsmall fiber neuropathycompensatedThomas L. Gowen$30,000
2020-04-282022-09-29O.Q.Howard Scott GoldGold Law Firm–influenzaserum sickness like reaction and small fiber neuropathycompensatedChristian J. Moran$57,500
2020-06-292025-07-30Niberley WaltonMark Theodore SadakaLaw Offices of Sadaka Associates, LLC–tetanus, diphtheria, and acellsmall fiber neuropathy and fibromyalgiadismissedChristian J. Moran–
2020-07-132026-02-10Jan KelseyDavid P. MurphyDavid P. Murphy & Associates, P.C.45.0yinfluenzamixed fiber sensory neuropathy / small fiber neuropathydeniedChristian J. Moran–
2020-08-252024-10-16Kristen CoonsAndrew Donald DowningDowning, Allison & Jorgenson36.0yTdsmall fiber neuropathycompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$144,627
2020-12-012025-05-09Stacey BeckerleyMichael G. McLarenBlack McLaren, et al., PC–influenzaperipheral neuropathy; small fiber neuropathycompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$45,000
2021-07-202025-09-17Madison JugondeathSean F. GreenwoodThe Greenwood Law Firm–varicellasmall fiber neuropathyunclear––
2021-09-012024-03-05Timothy RodriguesMichael G. McLarenBlack McLaren, et al., P.C.–Tdapbullous pemphigoid and/or small fiber neuropathy and/or othecompensatedDaniel T. Horner$150,000
2021-10-182024-01-02Jerilyn GreenhawBradley S. FreedbergBradley S. Freedberg, P.C.41.0yinfluenzasmall fiber neuropathydeniedChristian J. Moran–
2022-09-302023-11-17Dianne FitzgibbonsElaine W. SharpWhitfield, Sharp & Sharp–influenzasmall fiber neuropathydismissedBrian H. Corcoran–
2024-10-112025-09-30Marta PikeAlison HaskinsSiri & Glimstad LLP–influenzaperipheral neuropathy/small fiber neuropathyunclear––
–2015-11-02Melissa WalterDiana S. SedarMctlaw–influenzasmall fiber neuropathycompensatedLaura D. Millman$25,000
–2020-03-30Emma HendricksonMark T. SadakaMark T. Sadaka, LLC–HPVsmall fiber neuropathy, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, gastdismissedKatherine E. Oler–