{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-02219","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-02219-1","petitioner_identifier":"Steven Beachey","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2020-01-20","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS)","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":140000,"decision_date":"2023-03-27","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T01:36:40.931109+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Steven Beachey received an influenza vaccine on January 20, 2020. He alleged that he subsequently developed Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), which lasted for more than six months. The respondent conceded that this was a Table injury, satisfying the criteria in the revised Vaccine Injury Table and Qualifications and Aids to Interpretation, which provide a presumption of causation for GBS occurring between three and forty-two days after a seasonal flu vaccination in the absence of an apparent alternative cause. The respondent agreed that the six-month sequela requirement was met. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a ruling on entitlement on September 15, 2022, finding Petitioner entitled to compensation. On March 27, 2023, Chief Special Master Corcoran issued a decision awarding Petitioner a lump sum of $140,000.00 for all damages, based on a proffer agreed to by both parties. Petitioner was represented by Leah VaSahnja Durant, and Respondent was represented by Terrence Kevin Mangan, Jr.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2021-11-29","case_summary":"Steven Beachey filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on November 29, 2021. He alleged that he received an influenza vaccine on January 20, 2020, and subsequently developed Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). The petition also alleged that his injury lasted for more than six months. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report on September 14, 2022, conceding that Mr. Beachey was entitled to compensation. The respondent stated that the petitioner satisfied the criteria set forth in the revised Vaccine Injury Table (Table) and the Qualifications and Aids to Interpretation (QAI), which provide a presumption of causation if GBS onset occurs between three and forty-two days after a seasonal flu vaccination and there is no apparent alternative cause. The respondent also agreed that the six-month sequela requirement was satisfied and that the petitioner met all legal prerequisites for compensation. On September 15, 2022, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a ruling on entitlement, finding Mr. Beachey entitled to compensation. Subsequently, on February 22, 2023, the parties filed a proffer on the award of compensation. The respondent proffered that Mr. Beachey should be awarded a total of $140,000.00 for all damages, representing compensation for all elements available under Section 15(a) of the Act. The petitioner agreed with this proffered award. Based on the record and the proffer, Chief Special Master Corcoran issued a decision on March 27, 2023, awarding Mr. Beachey a lump sum payment of $140,000.00, payable by check to the petitioner. The public decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses. Petitioner was represented by Leah VaSahnja Durant of the Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC, and the respondent was represented by Terrence Kevin Mangan, Jr. of the U.S. Department of Justice.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Leah VaSahnja Durant","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Law Offices of Leah V. 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