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CHERYL CONKLE, *

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Petitioner, *

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UNPUBLISHED 

No. 17-1001V Special Master 

Dorsey Decision Based on 

Stipulation; 

SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Influenza (“Flu”) Vaccine: Transverse

AND HUMAN SERVICES, * Myelitis (“TM”)

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Respondent. *

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Ron C. Homer, Conway, Homer, P.C., Boston, MA, for petitioner.

Adriana R. Teitel, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.

DECISION BASED ON STIPULATION1

On July 25, 2017, Cheryl Conkle (“petitioner”), filed a petition in the National Vaccine 

Injury Compensation Program.2 Petitioner alleged that as a result of the influenza (“flu”) 

vaccination administered on September 22, 2014, she suffered from transverse myelitis (“TM”). 

Petition at 1.

On April 21, 2020, the parties filed a stipulation recommending an award of 

compensation to petitioner. Stipulation (ECF No. 50). Respondent denies that the flu vaccine

administered on September 22, 2014 caused petitioner’s TM, or any other injury. Nevertheless, 

1 Because this Decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, the 

undersigned is required to post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims’ website in 

accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal 

Management and Promotion of Electronic Government Services). This means the Decision will 

be available to anyone with access to the Internet. In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), 

petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other information, the disclosure 

of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, the undersigned 

agrees that the identified material fits within this definition, the undersigned will redact such 

material from public access. 

2 The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program is set forth in Part 2 of the National 

Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755, codified as amended, 

42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to -34 (2012) (“Vaccine Act” or “the Act”). All citations in this decision 

to individual sections of the Vaccine Act are to 42 U.S.C. § 300aa.

In the United States Court of Federal Claims

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS

Filed: April 22, 2020 
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the parties agree to the joint stipulation, attached hereto as Appendix A. The undersigned finds 

the stipulation reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the Court in awarding damages, on the 

terms set forth therein.

The parties stipulate that petitioner shall receive the following compensation: 

A lump sum of $75,000.00 in the form of a check payable to petitioner.

These amounts represent compensation for all damages that would be available under 42 

U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). 

The undersigned approves the requested amount for petitioners’ compensation. 

Accordingly, an award should be made consistent with the stipulation.

In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the Clerk of 

Court SHALL ENTER JUDGMENT in accordance with the terms of the parties’ stipulation.3

IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/Nora B. Dorsey

Nora B. Dorsey

Special Master

3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment is expedited by the parties’ joint filing of 

notice renouncing the right to seek review.