# In the United States Court of Federal Claims

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS

No. 15

- 492 V

Filed: June 3, 2020

UNPUBLISHED

BARRY GEORGE JACKSON

,

Petitioner,

v.

SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,

Respondent. Joint Stipulation on Damages; Tdap

Vaccine; Varicella Vaccine;
Encephalitis ; Brachial Neuritis; GBS

Neal Jordan Fialkow, Esq., Pasadena, CA , for petitioner.

Voris Edward Johnson , U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.

DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION 1

On May 13, 2015

, p etitioner filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa

- 10, et seq

. , 2 ( the “Vaccine

Act” )

. Petitioner alleges that he suffered encephalitis, shoulder pain, brachial neuritis, GBS, joint pain, and headaches as a result of his receipt of the Tdap and varicella vaccinations on May 29, 2012 . Petition at 1 ; Stipulation , filed June 3, 2020

, at ¶ ¶ 3

- 4

. Petitioner further alleges he experienced the residual effects of his injuries for more than

six months . Petit ion at 3 ; Stipulation at ¶ 4

. “ Respondent denies that the Tdap and/or varicella vaccines caused petitioner’s alleged injuries and residual effects, or any other injury. ” Stipulation at ¶ 6.

Nevertheless, o n June 3, 2020 , the parties filed the attached joint stipulation, stating that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. I find the stipulation reasonable and adopt it as the decision of the Court in awarding damages, on the terms

set forth therein.

1 Because this decision contains a reasoned explanation for the special master’s action in this case, it will be posted on the United States Court of Federal Claims’ website in accordance with the E

- Government

Act of 2002. See 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (F ederal 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 o ther information the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy.

I f the special master, upon review, agrees that the identified material fits within this definition, it will be
redacted from public access.

2 National Childhoo d Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99

- 660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for ease of citation, all “§” references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subpara graph of 42 U.S.C. § 300aa (2012 ).2

Pu rsuant to the term s s tated in the attached Stipulation

, I award the following
compensation:

A lump sum of $ 35,000.00 in the form of a check payable to petitioner

. Stipulation at ¶ 8. This amount represents compensation for all items of
damages that wo uld be available under § 15 (a). Id

.

In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the clerk of the court is directed to enter judgment in accordance with this decision. 3

IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/ Daniel T. Horner

Daniel T. Horner Special Master

3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgme nt can be expedited by the parties’ joint filing of notice
renouncing the right to seek review.