1 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * J OHN SILVA , * UNPUBLISHED * Petitioner , * No. 18-1357V *
v. * Special Master Dorsey * SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Decis ion Based on Stipulation; AND HUMAN SERVICES, * Influe n za (“ Fl u” ) Vaccine; Chronic * Immune Demyelinating Respondent. * Polyneuropathy (“ CIDP ” ). * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ronald Craig Homer, Conway, Homer, P.C., Boston, MA, for petit io ner. Christine Mary Becer , US Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECI SION BASED ON STIPULATION 1
On September 5, 2018, John Silva ( “petitioner”) filed a petition in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. 2 Pet itione r alleged that a s a res ult of an influenza (“ flu”) v accine on September 15, 2015, he developed chronic immune demyelinating polyneuropathy (“ CIDP ” ). Amended (“ Am. ” ) Petition at 1 (ECF No. 25).
On September 14 , 2021 , the parties filed a st ipu lation rec ommendin g an award of compensat ion to petitioner. Stipulation (ECF N o. 81). Respondent denies that the flu vaccine caused petitioner to suffer from CIDP or any other injury or his current condition. Nevertheless ,

1 B ecause this Decision contains a reas o ned ex planation for the action in this case, the undersigned is required to post it on the United States Court of Fed eral Cla ims’ website in accordance with t he E -Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (F ederal Management and Promotion of El ectr oni c Government Services). This means the D ecision will be available to anyone wit h access to the Internet. In accordance with Vaccine Rul e 18(b), petit ioner has 14 days to identify and mov e to redact medical or o ther information, the disclosure of w hich would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, the undersigned agrees that the iden tifie d materi al fits within this definit ion, the undersigned w ill redact such mater ial from public access.

2 The National Vaccine Injury Comp ensa ti on Program is set forth in Part 2 of the N ational Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3 755, codified as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to -34 (2012) (“Vaccine Act” or “the Act”). Al l citations in this D ecision to individua l sections of t he Vaccine Act are to 42 U.S. C. § 300aa

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# In the **U nited**  **States C**  **ourt**

**o f**  **Federal C**  **laims** OFFICE O F S PECIAL M ASTERS Filed: September 14, 20212 the parties agree to the joint stipulation, attached h ereto as Ap pe ndix A. The undersigned finds the stipula tion reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the Co urt i n awarding damages, on the terms set forth t herei n.
T he parties stipulate that petiti oner shall receive the following compensation: (1 ) A lum p sum of $ 97,939.30, which represent s compensation for first year life care expens es ($20,520.10), pain and suffering ($75,000.00), and past unreimbursable expenses ($2,419.20), in the form of a check payab le to petitioner
. (2 ) An a mount sufficient to purchase the annu ity contract described in paragraph 10 of the S tipulation, paid to the life insurance company from which the annuity will be purchased (the “ Life Insurance Company ” ).
Th is amount represents compensation for all damages that would be available under 42 U.S .C. § 300aa-15(a). Stipulation at ¶ 8.
Th e undersigned approves the r equested am ount for petition er ’s compensation. Accordingly, an award should be ma de consistent wi th the stipulation.
I n the absence of a mot ion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the Clerk of Court SHALL ENTER JUDG MENT in accordance with the terms of th e parties’ stipul ation. 3

IT I S SO ORD ERED.
s/Nora B. Do rsey N ora B. Dorsey Special Master

3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment is expedited by the parties’ joi nt filin g of notice renouncing the right to seek re view.