Ahmed v. Secretary of Health and Human Services

In the United States Court of Federal Claims

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS Filed: June 25, 2026

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MOMEN AHMED, *

* Petitioner, * No. 22-566V

* v. * Special Master Young

* SECRETARY OF HEALTH * AND HUMAN SERVICES, *

* Respondent. *

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Leah VaSahnja Durant, Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC, Washington, DC, for Petitioner. Irene Angelica Firippis, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

DECISION 1

On May 24, 2022, Momen Ahmed (“Petitioner”) filed a petition for compensation pursuant to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. 2 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-10 to -34 (2018). Pet., ECF No. 1. Petitioner alleged that he suffered from Guillain-Barré Syndrome (“GBS”) and/or chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (“CIDP”) that was caused-in-fact by “the effects of one or more vaccinations,” including the influenza (“flu”), measles, mumps, rubella (“MMR”), pneumococcal polysaccharide (“PPSV23”), meningococcal, tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular-pertussis (“Tdap”), and the combined hepatitis A and B (“Twinrix”) vaccines he received on March 13, 2020. Am. Pet. at 1, ECF No. 32.

On June 24, 2026, the parties filed a stipulation (attached as Appendix A) in which they state that a decision should be entered awarding compensation to Petitioner. Stipulation ¶ 7, ECF No. 55. Respondent “denies that [P]etitioner sustained a Table GBS injury; denies that the vaccines caused and/or significantly aggravated [P]etitioner’s alleged injuries; and denies that the vaccines caused any other injury or [P]etitioner’s current disabilities.” Id. ¶ 6. Nevertheless, the parties agree to the joint stipulation. See id. ¶ 7. I find the stipulation reasonable and adopt 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) A lump payment of $84,761.25 to be paid through an ACH deposit to Petitioner’s counsel’s IOLTA account for prompt disbursement to Petitioner.

Id. ¶ 8. This amount represents compensation for all damages that would be available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a).

I approve the requested amount for Petitioner’s 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/Herbrina D.S. Young Herbrina D.S. Young Special Master

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS MOMEN AHMED, )

)

Petitioner, )

)

v. ) No. 22-566V

) Special Master Young SECRETARY OF ) HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, )

)

Respondent. )

) CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that today, June 24, 2026, a copy of the foregoing Stipulation will be served by electronic mail to [email protected], Richard Amada at [email protected], and Leah Durant at [email protected].

/s/ Irene A. Firippis IRENE A. FIRIPPIS Trial Attorney Torts Branch, Civil Division U.S. Department of Justice P.O. Box 146 Benjamin Franklin Station Washington, D.C. 20044-0146 (202) 305-3250 [email protected] Dated: June 24, 2026