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Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition July 18, 2023; damages January 28, 2026.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2023-07-18","case_summary":"On July 18, 2023, Alivia Zhang filed a petition alleging that she suffered a syncopal episode after receiving a meningococcal vaccine on August 16, 2022, causing an orbital injury and complete loss of vision in her left eye.\n\nRespondent conceded entitlement under the Table syncope criteria, including onset within one hour after meningococcal vaccination and no apparent alternative cause. The public rulings do not provide the full emergency-care, ophthalmology, or surgical chronology, but the injury description identifies permanent loss of vision in the left eye.\n\nOn January 28, 2026, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the proffer and awarded $250,000.00 for pain and suffering. 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