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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00998
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00998
Petitioner: HAROLD BARE, III
Filed: 2026-03-09
Decided: 2026-04-08
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2022-11-05
Condition: Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Outcome: entitlement_granted_pending_damages
Award amount USD: 

AI-assisted case summary:
Harold Bare, III filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on March 9, 2026, alleging he suffered from Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) following an influenza vaccination received on November 5, 2022. He further alleged that his vaccine-related injuries lasted more than six months. The respondent conceded that the petitioner is entitled to compensation, stating that the petitioner satisfied the criteria set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table and Qualifications and Aids to Interpretation for GBS onset between three and forty-two days after a seasonal flu vaccination, with no apparent alternative cause. Based on the respondent's concession and the evidence of record, the Chief Special Master found that Harold Bare, III is entitled to compensation. The case is proceeding to determine damages.

Theory of causation field:
Table

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00998-0
Date issued/filed: 2026-04-08
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 03/09/2026 ) regarding 25 Ruling on Entitlement, Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (nh) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:25-vv-00998-UNJ Document 28 Filed 04/08/26 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 25-0998V
HAROLD BARE, III, Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner, Filed: March 9, 2026
v.
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Alison Haskins, Siri & Glimstad, LLP, Aventura, FL, for Petitioner.
Sara DeStefano, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
On June 16, 2025, Harold Bare, III 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 from Guillain-Barre Syndrome (“GBS”)
following an influenza vaccination he received on November 5, 2022. Petition at ¶¶ 6, 18.
Petitioner further alleges that his “vaccine related injuries have lasted more than six
months.” Petition at ¶ 22. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the
Office of Special Masters.
On March 6, 2026, 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 states that “Petitioner has satisfied the criteria set forth in the
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 1:25-vv-00998-UNJ Document 28 Filed 04/08/26 Page 2 of 2
Vaccine Injury Table (Table) and the Qualifications and Aids to Interpretation (QAI), which
afford Petitioner a presumption of causation if the onset of GBS occurs between three
and forty-two days after a seasonal flu vaccination and there is no apparent alternative
cause.” Id. at 9.
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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