{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01588","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01588-0","petitioner_identifier":"William Vanjura","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2013-12-23","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":105000,"decision_date":"2021-06-16","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T04:57:18.511812+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":null,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner alleged that the influenza vaccine administered on December 23, 2013, caused Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition, with residual effects lasting over six months. Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a GBS Table injury within the Table's timeframe and denied that the flu immunization caused or aggravated Petitioner's alleged GBS or any other injury. The parties filed a stipulation for award on June 15, 2021, agreeing to a $105,000.00 lump sum payment to Petitioner for all damages. Special Master Herbrina Sanders approved the stipulation and award. The public decision does not describe the specific medical mechanism, onset, symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert testimony relied upon for the stipulation. Petitioner's counsel was Joseph A. Vuckovich, and Respondent's counsel was Ryan D. Pyles.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2016-11-30","case_summary":"William Vanjura filed a petition for compensation on November 30, 2016, alleging that the influenza vaccine he received on December 23, 2013, caused him to develop Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition, with residual effects lasting more than six months. Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a GBS Table injury within the timeframe or that the flu immunization caused or aggravated his GBS. Despite these denials, the parties filed a stipulation for award on June 15, 2021. Special Master Herbrina Sanders found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. The stipulation awarded William Vanjura a lump sum of $105,000.00, payable by check to Petitioner, as compensation for all damages available under the program. Judgment was to be entered in accordance with the stipulation, with the parties having renounced the right to seek review. Joseph A. Vuckovich represented Petitioner, and Ryan D. Pyles represented Respondent.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Herbrina Sanders Young","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Joseph A. Vuckovich","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Maglio Christopher & Toale, P.A.","petitioner_attorney_location":"Washington, DC","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|joseph-vuckovich|","firm_canonical_key":"maglio-christopher-and-toale","package_title":"VANJURA v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01588","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01588.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01588.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01588-0","title":"VANJURA v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 06/16/2021) regarding 77 DECISION - Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Special Master Herbrina Sanders. (arm) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2021-07-01","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01588/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01588-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":385728,"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-01588/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01588-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01588-1","title":"VANJURA v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 3/17/2022) regarding 85 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Special Master Herbrina Sanders. (kp) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2022-04-08","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}