{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01497","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01497-0","petitioner_identifier":"Jan Skugstad","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":null,"condition_raw":"Guillain Barré Syndrome","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2021-11-24","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:03:43.651988+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":null,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Jan Skugstad alleged that an influenza vaccine caused Guillain Barré Syndrome (GBS). The Special Master's decision of November 24, 2021, found the record insufficient to prove entitlement. Petitioner did not demonstrate a \"Table Injury\" or that the GBS was actually vaccine-caused. Insufficient medical records and an inadequate medical opinion were noted. The case was dismissed for insufficient proof. Petitioner was represented by David Carney, Esq., and respondent by Nancy Tinch, Esq. Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth issued the decision.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2017-10-11","case_summary":"Jan Skugstad filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on October 11, 2017, alleging that an influenza vaccine caused him to develop Guillain Barré Syndrome (GBS). The Special Master's decision, issued on November 24, 2021, noted that the information in the record was insufficient to establish entitlement to an award. To receive compensation, a petitioner must prove either a \"Table Injury\" listed in the Vaccine Injury Table or that the injury was actually caused by a vaccine. The record did not contain evidence of a \"Table Injury,\" nor did it provide persuasive evidence that the alleged GBS was vaccine-caused or vaccine-related. The Act requires that petitions be supported by medical records or a competent physician's opinion. In this case, the medical records were insufficient, and the medical opinion offered was not adequate to support a finding of entitlement. Consequently, the Special Master determined that the petitioner failed to demonstrate either a \"Table Injury\" or that his injuries were \"actually caused\" by a vaccination. The case was dismissed for insufficient proof, and judgment was entered accordingly. Petitioner was represented by David Carney, Esq., and respondent was represented by Nancy Tinch, Esq. The decision was issued by Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Mindy Michaels Roth","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"David Carney","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Green & Schafle LLC","petitioner_attorney_location":"Philadelphia, PA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|david-carney|","firm_canonical_key":"green-and-schafle","package_title":"SKUGSTAD v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01497","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01497.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01497.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01497-0","title":"SKUGSTAD v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 10/20/2021) regarding 56 DECISION of Special Master. Signed by Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth. (msg) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2021-11-24","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01497/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01497-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":197519,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'decision of special master'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01497/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01497-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01497-1","title":"SKUGSTAD v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 7/18/2022) regarding 62 DECISION of Special Master - Fees. Signed by Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth. (msg) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2022-08-12","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}