{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01835","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01835-0","petitioner_identifier":"Lourdes Osorio","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":58.0,"age_unit_raw":"years","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2015-12-05","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2021-08-03","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T01:02:45.161316+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":65,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Lourdes Osorio, age 58, received an influenza vaccine on December 5, 2015. She alleged developing Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). The public decision does not specify the theory of causation presented by Petitioner beyond alleging a Table injury. The Special Master, Mindy Michaels Roth, found that Petitioner's GBS onset occurred on February 8, 2016, 65 days after vaccination, which is outside the 3-42 day window for a Table GBS claim. The Special Master also found Petitioner failed to establish causation-in-fact, noting the lack of a medical theory connecting the vaccine to the GBS in excess of eight weeks post-vaccination and the presence of an intervening gastrointestinal illness, which treating physicians associated with her GBS. The claim was dismissed on August 3, 2021. Petitioner was represented by Bridget Candace McCullough, and Respondent was represented by Julia Marter Collison.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2018-11-29","case_summary":"Lourdes Osorio, a 58-year-old woman, filed a petition on November 29, 2018, alleging that she developed Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) as a result of an influenza vaccine she received on December 5, 2015. Petitioner sought compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Petitioner argued that she had established a Table injury and was entitled to compensation. Respondent argued that Petitioner had not met the Table requirements because the onset of her GBS was 65 days after her vaccination, which is outside the 42-day period set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table. Respondent also asserted that a more likely alternative cause for her GBS was a gastrointestinal illness, that Petitioner had not established causation-in-fact, and that Petitioner had not met the six-month sequela requirement. The Special Master reviewed the medical records, which indicated that Petitioner received the flu vaccine on December 5, 2015. Between December 18, 2015, and January 6, 2016, Petitioner visited her primary care provider for diabetes-related issues, with no reported symptoms of GBS. In January 2016, Petitioner traveled to the Dominican Republic. On or about February 5, 2016, she presented to a hospital with a two-day history of diarrhea. Three days later, on February 8, 2016, she was admitted with generalized weakness and difficulty breathing and was diagnosed with GBS. Her diagnoses included GBS and acute diarrheal disease. Petitioner returned to the United States on February 19, 2016, and was admitted to an ICU, where her condition was noted as likely GBS following infectious diarrhea. Contemporaneous medical records from February 2016 consistently documented her symptoms as occurring after a gastrointestinal illness. The Special Master found that the onset of Petitioner's GBS occurred on February 8, 2016, which was 65 days after her vaccination. This onset date is outside the 3-42 day window required for a Table claim for GBS following an influenza vaccine. The Special Master also found that Petitioner had not established causation-in-fact, noting the lack of a medical theory connecting the vaccine to the GBS in excess of eight weeks post-vaccination and the presence of intervening gastrointestinal illness, which treating physicians had associated with her GBS. The Special Master concluded that Petitioner failed to establish either a Table injury or causation-in-fact. Consequently, the Special Master dismissed the claim. The decision was issued by Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth on August 3, 2021. Petitioner was represented by Bridget Candace McCullough of Muller Brazil, LLP, and Respondent was represented by Julia Marter Collison of the U.S. Department of Justice.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Mindy Michaels Roth","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Lourdes Osorio","petitioner_attorney_name":"Bridget Candace McCullough","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Muller Brazil, LLP","petitioner_attorney_location":"Dresher, PA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:44:55","attorney_canonical_keys":"|bridget-mccullough|","firm_canonical_key":"muller-brazil","package_title":"OSORIO v. 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