{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00628","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00628-0","petitioner_identifier":"Matthew Cole","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2011-07-25","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barré Syndrome and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2015-06-16","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T00:33:35.609324+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Matthew Cole alleged that an influenza vaccine received on July 25, 2011, caused Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), which he claimed was a Table injury. The case was filed on July 18, 2014. Petitioner was unable to produce a vaccine administration record to prove he received the vaccine. The record was also insufficient to establish a Table Injury or that the GBS and CIDP were vaccine-caused, as no medical records or physician's opinion were provided to support these claims. The public decision does not name specific medical experts or describe the proposed mechanism of causation. Petitioner moved to withdraw his petition due to insufficient proof, and Special Master Christian J. Moran dismissed the case for insufficient proof on June 16, 2015. Petitioner counsel was Maximillian J. Muller, and respondent counsel was Jennifer L. Reynaud.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2014-07-18","case_summary":"Matthew Cole filed a petition on July 18, 2014, alleging that an influenza vaccine he received on July 25, 2011, caused him to suffer Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). Mr. Cole claimed his conditions were a Table injury. The petition was filed under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act. No medical records were initially filed with the petition. From August to December 2014, Mr. Cole submitted various medical and employment records, along with affidavits. On January 6, 2015, the respondent noted that a vaccine administration record had not been filed and questioned whether the 2011-2012 flu vaccine would have been available on July 25, 2011. Status conferences were held on January 14, 2015, and February 23, 2015, to discuss Mr. Cole's efforts to obtain the vaccine administration record, which included subpoenaing his employer and contacting his physician. During a status conference on April 8, 2015, Mr. Cole stated he was unable to locate the vaccine administration record and intended to withdraw his case. On May 4, 2015, Mr. Cole moved to dismiss his petition, asserting he would be unable to prove entitlement to compensation and that further proceedings would be unreasonable. To receive compensation, petitioners must prove they received a vaccine listed in the Vaccine Injury Table and either suffered a Table Injury or that the vaccine actually caused their injury. The public decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific medical tests performed, or treatments received. Mr. Cole was unable to produce evidence of vaccine administration and did not establish a Table Injury or provide expert opinion or other persuasive evidence that his GBS and CIDP were vaccine-caused. The case was dismissed for insufficient proof by Special Master Christian J. Moran on June 16, 2015. Petitioner counsel was Maximillian J. Muller. Respondent counsel was Jennifer L. Reynaud.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Christian J. 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