{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00114","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00114-0","petitioner_identifier":"Robert Garcia","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2014-09-13","condition_raw":"brachial neuritis","condition_category":"brachial_neuritis","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":150000,"decision_date":"2016-11-02","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T02:48:41.860678+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Robert Garcia alleged that his brachial neuritis, diagnosed after receiving an influenza vaccine on September 13, 2014, was caused-in-fact by the vaccine. Respondent denied this causal link. The parties filed a joint stipulation for damages, agreeing to an award. The Special Master adopted the stipulation. Petitioner was awarded $150,000.00. The theory of causation was \"Off-Table.\" The public decision does not detail the specific medical mechanism, expert testimony, or evidence considered beyond the stipulation. The decision was entered on November 2, 2016, by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. Petitioner's counsel was Jeffrey S. Pop, and respondent's counsel was Adriana R. Teitel.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2016-08-31","case_summary":"Robert Garcia filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on August 31, 2016, alleging that he sustained a vaccine-related injury diagnosed as brachial neuritis caused by the influenza vaccine he received on September 13, 2014. Mr. Garcia stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States and that he experienced residual effects for more than six months, with no prior award or settlement for his condition. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the petitioner's brachial neuritis and its residual effects were caused by the flu vaccine, and also denied that the vaccine caused any other injury or his current condition. Despite the respondent's denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation for damages on August 30, 2016, agreeing that compensation should be awarded. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey reviewed the stipulation, found it reasonable, and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Robert Garcia was awarded a lump sum of $150,000.00, payable to him, as compensation for all items of damages. The decision was entered on November 2, 2016. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests performed, treatments received, or the mechanism of injury. Petitioner was represented by Jeffrey S. Pop, and respondent was represented by Adriana R. Teitel.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Jeffrey S. Pop","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Jeffrey S. Pop & Associates","petitioner_attorney_location":"Beverly Hills, CA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|jeffrey-pop|","firm_canonical_key":"jeffrey-s-pop-and-associates","package_title":"GARCIA v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00114","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00114.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00114.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00114-0","title":"GARCIA v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 08/31/2016) regarding 20 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2016-11-02","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00114/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00114-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":1412470,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00114/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00114-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00114-1","title":"GARCIA v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 09/19/2016) regarding 26 DECISION of Special Master - Fees ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2016-12-01","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}