{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00294","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00294-0","petitioner_identifier":"Forrest Christo","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"adult (exact age not stated in public source)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2023-10-25","condition_raw":"right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"shoulder","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"entitlement granted","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2025-09-08","extraction_version":"manual-supplement-redo-2026-05-normal39","extracted_at":"2026-05-04 23:37:20","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":2,"theory_of_causation":"Influenza vaccine, October 25, 2023, adult exact age not stated, causing right SIRVA. ENTITLEMENT GRANTED by Rule 4(c) concession; damages pending. Respondent conceded no prior right shoulder condition, onset within 48 hours, pain and reduced range of motion limited to the vaccinated shoulder, no alternative cause, and residual effects longer than six months. Chief Special Master Corcoran, September 8, 2025. Attorney Leah V. Durant.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2025-02-19","case_summary":"On February 19, 2025, Forrest Christo filed a petition seeking compensation after an influenza vaccination administered on October 25, 2023. He alleged that the shot caused a right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration.\n\nThe public decision is limited because respondent conceded entitlement in a Rule 4(c) report. The Secretary agreed that Mr. Christo had no prior right shoulder condition, that his shoulder pain began within 48 hours of vaccination, that the pain and reduced range of motion were confined to the vaccinated shoulder, that no other condition explained the presentation, and that the injury lasted for more than six months.\n\nOn September 8, 2025, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found Mr. Christo entitled to compensation. The decision resolved entitlement only; damages remained pending. Mr. Christo was represented by Leah V. Durant.","is_minor_inferred":1,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Forrest Christo","petitioner_attorney_name":"Leah VaSahnja Durant","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC","petitioner_attorney_location":"Washington, DC","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:43:26","attorney_canonical_keys":"|leah-durant|","firm_canonical_key":"law-offices-of-leah-v-durant","package_title":"CHRISTO v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00294","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00294.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00294.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00294-0","title":"CHRISTO v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 09/08/2025) regarding 16 Ruling on Entitlement Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (ppa) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2025-10-08","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00294/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00294-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":239042,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'ruling on entitlement'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00294/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00294-0"}]}