Amit Patil Awarded Compensation for Vaccine-Related Injury

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Amit Patil, a petitioning under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, has been awarded compensation for injuries allegedly sustained after receiving an influenza vaccination. On August 8, 2025, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a ruling stating that Patil is entitled to compensation for his Guillain-Barre syndrome, a condition that arose between 3-42 days following his vaccination. The Office of Special Masters had assigned the case to the Special Processing Unit after Patil filed his petition on November 19, 2024. Respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report on August 8, 2025, conceding that Patil is entitled to compensation in the case.

Key Takeaways:

  • Amit Patil filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on November 19, 2024, alleging that he suffered Guillain-Barre syndrome after receiving an influenza vaccination on November 28, 2023.
  • Respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, conceded that Patil is entitled to compensation in the case, stating that Patil meets the criteria set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table and the Qualifications and Aids to Interpretation.
  • Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found that Patil is entitled to compensation, citing the evidence of record and Respondent's position.
  • The ruling acknowledges that the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755, provides the framework for vaccine-related injury compensation.
  • As per Vaccine Rule 18(b), Patil has 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other information that may constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy.
  • The ruling will be made publicly accessible on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website and/or at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/national/cofc.

Statistics:

  • 14 days: The time frame given to Patil to identify and move to redact medical or other information that may constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy, as per Vaccine Rule 18(b).
  • 2024: The year in which Amit Patil filed his petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on November 19.
  • November 28, 2023: The date on which Patil received the influenza vaccination allegedly causing his Guillain-Barre syndrome.
  • 3-42 days: The timeframe within which Patil's Guillain-Barre syndrome onset is alleged to have occurred following his vaccination.

Sources:

  • National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755
  • Vaccine Rule 18(b)
  • E-Government Act of 2002, 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2018)
  • United States Court of Federal Claims' website and/or at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/national/cofc