{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01859","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01859-0","petitioner_identifier":"Richard Calvin","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2017-10-03","condition_raw":"Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2019-06-13","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T03:14:30.501075+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Bonnie Calvin alleged that her spouse, Richard Calvin, suffered from Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) resulting in death, caused by an influenza vaccine received on October 3, 2017. The petition was filed on December 4, 2018. Respondent was the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Special Master Herbrina Sanders issued a decision on June 13, 2019, dismissing the case for insufficient proof. The public decision stated that the record did not contain evidence of a \"Table Injury\" or a competent physician's opinion linking the flu vaccine to Mr. Calvin's alleged injury. Petitioner subsequently requested withdrawal from the litigation. No specific medical records, expert testimony, or detailed clinical information regarding onset, symptoms, tests, or treatments were described in the public decision. The case was dismissed because the petitioner failed to meet the burden of proof required under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, specifically the lack of evidence supporting a Table Injury or a vaccine-caused injury, and the absence of a supportive expert opinion. Petitioner was represented by Bonnie Calvin (pro se), and Respondent by Mallari Browne Openchowski.","is_death":1,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2018-12-04","case_summary":"On December 4, 2018, Bonnie Calvin, proceeding pro se, filed a petition under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on behalf of her deceased spouse, Richard Calvin. She alleged that Mr. Calvin suffered from Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) which resulted in his death, and that this condition was caused by an influenza vaccine he received on October 3, 2017. Respondent was the Secretary of Health and Human Services, represented by Mallari Browne Openchowski of the U.S. Department of Justice. Special Master Herbrina Sanders presided over the case. The public decision, reissued for publication on June 13, 2019, noted that the information in the record did not demonstrate entitlement to an award under the Program. To qualify for compensation, a petitioner must prove either a \"Table Injury\" corresponding to the vaccine or that the injury was actually caused by the vaccine, supported by medical records or a competent physician's opinion. The Special Master found that the record did not contain evidence of a \"Table Injury.\" Furthermore, the medical records did not support the claim that the influenza vaccine caused Mr. Calvin's alleged injury, and no expert witness opinion was filed. Consequently, the case was dismissed for insufficient proof. On March 18, 2019, Bonnie Calvin submitted a letter to the Special Master requesting the dismissal of her petition, stating her wish to withdraw from the litigation for vaccine injury compensation on behalf of her husband's wrongful death. 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