{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00354","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00354-0","petitioner_identifier":"Cheryl Doster-Anderson","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","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":"2019-04-16","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T00:56:33.321066+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":null,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Cheryl Doster-Anderson alleged that an influenza vaccine caused her Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS). The petition was filed on March 7, 2018. The Special Master found no evidence of a \"Table Injury\" or that the GBS was actually caused by the vaccine. The record lacked sufficient medical records or a competent physician's opinion to support the claim. The case was dismissed for insufficient proof by Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth on April 16, 2019. Petitioner's counsel was Bridget McCullough, Esq., and respondent's counsel was Jay All, Esq.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2018-03-07","case_summary":"Cheryl Doster-Anderson filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on March 7, 2018, alleging that an influenza vaccine caused her to develop Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS). The respondent was the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Bridget McCullough, Esq., represented the petitioner, and Jay All, Esq., represented the respondent. Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth issued the decision on April 16, 2019. The public decision states that the information in the record did not demonstrate entitlement to an award. To receive compensation, a petitioner must prove either a \"Table Injury\" (an injury listed on the Vaccine Injury Table) corresponding to the vaccination or that the injury was actually caused by a vaccine. The record did not contain evidence of a \"Table Injury.\" Furthermore, the record lacked persuasive evidence indicating that the petitioner's alleged GBS was vaccine-caused or vaccine-related. The Act requires petitions to be supported by medical records or the opinion of a competent physician. In this case, the record did not contain sufficient medical records supporting the claim, and the petitioner offered no medical opinion supporting a finding of entitlement. Consequently, Special Master Roth determined that the petitioner failed to demonstrate entitlement to an award and dismissed the case for insufficient proof. The decision was unpublished but posted on the Court of Federal Claims' website.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Mindy Michaels Roth","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Bridget McCullough","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Muller Brazil, LLP","petitioner_attorney_location":"Dresher, PA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|bridget-mccullough|","firm_canonical_key":"muller-brazil","package_title":"DOSTER-ANDERSON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00354","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00354.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00354.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00354-0","title":"DOSTER-ANDERSON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 3/22/2019) regarding 19 DECISION of Special Master. Signed by Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth. (km) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2019-04-16","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00354/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00354-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":212475,"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_18-vv-00354/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00354-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00354-1","title":"DOSTER-ANDERSON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 10/9/2019) regarding 26 DECISION of Special Master - Fees. Signed by Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth. (km) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2019-11-04","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}