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The respondent's Rule 4(c) Report confirmed that medical personnel reviewed the petition and records and concluded the criteria of the Vaccine Injury Table were met. Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found entitlement to compensation based on the respondent's concession and review of the record. A separate damages order was to be issued. Petitioner counsel was Collie Britain Sledge, III; respondent counsel was Sarah Duncan. Decision date: May 29, 2019.","is_death":1,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2019-04-30","case_summary":"On October 31, 2017, Cynthia Quinn filed a petition seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she developed Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) as a result of receiving an influenza vaccine on November 4, 2014. Ms. Quinn passed away in late 2018, and her daughter, Julie Keen White, continued the claim on behalf of her mother's estate. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) Report acknowledging that the petitioner's claim was compensable as a Table injury. The respondent conceded that medical personnel reviewed the petition, accompanying documents, and relevant medical records, concluding that Ms. Quinn satisfied the criteria set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table. Specifically, the respondent agreed that the evidence showed Ms. Quinn suffered from GBS as a result of the flu vaccine and that the onset occurred within the appropriate timeframe. Based on the respondent's concession and a review of the record, Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found that Ms. Quinn was entitled to compensation for an injury that was caused-in-fact by a covered vaccine. A separate order for damages was to be issued. Petitioner was represented by Collie Britain Sledge, III, and respondent was represented by Sarah Duncan. The decision was signed by Special Master Brian H. 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