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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00695
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00695
Petitioner: Susan Rogers
Filed: 2025-08-15
Decided: 2025-09-15
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2020-10-06
Condition: Guillain Barre Syndrome
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 52000

AI-assisted case summary:
Susan Rogers filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that she suffered from Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) caused by an influenza vaccine administered on October 6, 2020. She stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States, that she experienced residual effects for more than six months, and that no civil action for damages had been filed. Respondent denied that Petitioner suffered a GBS Table injury, denied that the flu vaccination caused or significantly aggravated her alleged GBS or any other condition, and denied that her current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that compensation should be awarded. Chief Special Master Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision awarding damages. The court awarded Susan Rogers a lump sum of $52,000.00, representing compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act. This award was to be paid through an ACH deposit to Petitioner’s counsel’s IOLTA account for prompt disbursement to Petitioner.

Theory of causation field:
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Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00695-0
Date issued/filed: 2025-09-15
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 08/15/2025) regarding 51 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (ppa) Service on parties made.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 23-695V
SUSAN ROGERS, Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner, Filed: August 15, 2025
v.
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Ronald Craig Homer, Conway, Homer, P.C., Boston, MA for Petitioner.
Julianna Rose Kober, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1
On May 10, 2023, Susan Rogers filed a petition for compensation under the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.2 (the
“Vaccine Act”). Petitioner alleges that she suffered from Guillain Barre Syndrome (“GBS”)
caused by an influenza (“flu”) vaccine administered on October 6, 2020. Petition at 1;
Stipulation, filed at August 15, 2025, ¶¶ 1, 2. Petitioner further alleges that the vaccine
was administered within the United States, that she experienced the residual effects of
her condition for more than six months, and that there has been no award or settlement
of a civil action for damages on her behalf as a result of her injury. Petition at 1-2;
Stipulation at ¶¶ 1-5. Respondent denies that Petitioner suffered a GBS Table injury;
denies that the flu vaccination cased or significantly aggravated Petitioner’s alleged GBS,
or any other injury or condition; and denies that Petitioner’s current condition is a sequela
of a vaccine-related injury. Stipulation at ¶ 6.
1 Because this Decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action taken in this case, it must be made
publicly accessible and will be posted on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, and/or
at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/national/cofc, in accordance with the E-Government
Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2018) (Federal Management and Promotion of Electronic Government
Services). This means the Decision will be available to anyone with access to the internet. In
accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), Petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other
information, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, I
agree that the identified material fits within this definition, I will redact such material from public access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for ease
of citation, all section references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2018).

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Nevertheless, on August 15, 2025, the parties filed the attached joint stipulation
stating that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. I find the stipulation
reasonable and adopt it as my decision awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein.
Pursuant to the terms stated in the attached Stipulation, I award the following
compensation:
A lump sum of $52,000.00, to be paid through an ACH deposit to Petitioner’s
counsel’s IOLTA account for prompt disbursement to Petitioner. Stipulation
at ¶ 8. This amount represents compensation for all items of damages that would
be available under Section 15(a). Id.
I approve the requested amount for Petitioner’s compensation. In the absence of
a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the Clerk of Court is directed to
enter judgment in accordance with this decision.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Chief Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by the parties’ joint filing of notice
renouncing the right to seek review.
2

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