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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01633
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01633
Petitioner: SEAN ALLAN
Filed: 2025-10-01
Decided: 2026-07-16
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2022-10-03
Condition: Guillain-Barre Syndrome (“GBS”)
Outcome: entitlement_granted_pending_damages
Award amount USD: 

AI-assisted case summary:
Sean Allan filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on October 1, 2025, alleging he suffered from Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) following an influenza vaccination received on October 3, 2022. His GBS symptoms were alleged to have persisted for longer 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 for GBS, which presumes causation if onset occurs between three and forty-two days after a seasonal flu vaccination and there is no evidence of an alternate cause. The respondent further agreed that the petitioner met all legal prerequisites for compensation. Based on the respondent's concession and the evidence of record, Chief Special Master Corcoran found that Sean Allan is entitled to compensation.

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Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01633-0
Date issued/filed: 2026-08-17
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 07/16/2026) regarding 39 Ruling on Entitlement. ( Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. )(mpj) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:25-vv-01633-UNJ Document 41 Filed 08/17/26 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 25-1633V
SEAN ALLAN,
Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner,
v. Filed: July 16, 2026
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Scott William Rooney, Nemes, Rooney, P.C., Farmington Hills, MI, for Petitioner.
Kristen Bonjour, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
On October 1, 2025, Sean Allan 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 October 3, 2022. Petition at ¶¶ 4, 13,
16. Petitioner further alleges that his GBS symptoms have persisted for longer than six
months. Petition at ¶ 16. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the
Office of Special Masters.
On July 9, 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.
Respondent that it is his “position 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-01633-UNJ Document 41 Filed 08/17/26 Page 2 of 2
Vaccine Injury Table and Qualifications and Aids to Interpretation, 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 not preponderant evidence of an alternate
cause.” Id. at 6. Respondent further agrees that, “in light of the information contained in
Petitioner’s medical records, Petitioner has satisfied all legal prerequisites for
compensation under the Act.” 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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