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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00194
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00194
Petitioner: William Brimmer, II
Filed: 2024-10-28
Decided: 2024-11-27
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2022-10-21
Condition: Guillain-Barré syndrome
Outcome: entitlement_granted_pending_damages
Award amount USD: 

AI-assisted case summary:
William Brimmer, II filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program alleging that he suffered Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) as a result of an influenza vaccine he received on October 21, 2022. The petition stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States, his injury lasted longer than six months, and he had not previously received compensation for this injury. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding that Mr. Brimmer is entitled to compensation. The respondent agreed that Mr. Brimmer suffered GBS following a flu vaccine within the Table time period and that there was no evidence of an unrelated cause. The respondent also agreed that the claim met the statutory severity requirement as the sequelae of GBS lasted more than six months and that Mr. Brimmer satisfied all legal prerequisites for compensation. Based on the respondent's concession and the evidence, the Chief Special Master found that Mr. Brimmer is entitled to compensation, with the case proceeding to a damages determination.

Theory of causation field:
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Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00194-0
Date issued/filed: 2024-11-27
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 10/28/2024) regarding 19 Ruling on Entitlement. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (kle) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:24-vv-00194-UNJ Document 22 Filed 11/27/24 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 24-0194V
WILLIAM BRIMMER, II, Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner, Filed: October 28, 2024
v.
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Leah VaSahnja Durant, Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC, Washington, DC, for
Petitioner.
Jay Travis Williamson, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
On February 8, 2024, William Brimmer, II 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 he suffered Guillain-Barré syndrome (“GBS”)
resulting from an influenza (“flu”) vaccine received on October 21, 2022. Petition at 1.
Petitioner further alleges that the vaccine was administered in the United States, his injury
lasted longer than six months, and neither Petitioner, nor any other party, has ever
received compensation in the form of an award or settlement for Petitioner’s vaccine-
related injury. Petition at ¶¶ 1, 11, 12. The case was assigned to the Special Processing
Unit of the Office of Special Masters.
1 Because this Ruling 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 Ruling 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).

Case 1:24-vv-00194-UNJ Document 22 Filed 11/27/24 Page 2 of 2
On October 25, 2024, Respondent filed his Rule 4(c) report in which he concedes
that Petitioner is entitled to compensation in this case. Respondent’s Rule 4(c) Report at
1. Specifically, Respondent agrees that “petitioner suffered GBS following a flu vaccine
within the Table time period, and there is not a preponderance of the medical evidence
that petitioner’s GBS was due to a factor unrelated to the vaccination.” Id. at 7.
Respondent further agrees that the claim satisfies the statutory severity requirement in
that Petitioner experienced sequelae of his GBS for more than six months, and Petitioner
has satisfied all legal prerequisites for compensation under the Vaccine Act and thus
compensation is appropriate. Id.
In view of Respondent’s position and the evidence of record, I find that
Petitioner is entitled to compensation.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Chief Special Master
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