Joshua Dunn v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barre syndrome / Miller-Fisher syndrome variant (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On December 6, 2023, Joshua Dunn filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on October 6, 2022 caused Guillain-Barre syndrome, identified in the record as a Miller-Fisher syndrome variant. Respondent initially questioned whether the claim satisfied the Vaccine Act's severity requirement, but after Mr.
Dunn filed additional medical records respondent conceded entitlement to compensation for Table GBS. Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran found entitlement on October 3, 2025. The public rulings do not provide the first neurologic symptom, hospitalization, diagnostic testing, treatment, rehabilitation, or residual limitations in detail.
On December 29, 2025, Chief Special Master Corcoran adopted respondent's proffer and awarded $70,000.00 for pain and suffering, payable through counsel's IOLTA account.
Theory of causation
Influenza vaccine October 6, 2022 causing GBS/Miller-Fisher syndrome variant; adult, exact age not stated. ENTITLEMENT CONCEDED after additional records addressed severity; COMPENSATED. Public rulings lack neurologic treatment chronology. Award $70,000 pain/suffering. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition December 6, 2023; entitlement October 3, 2025; damages December 29, 2025.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-02082