{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01714","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01714-0","petitioner_identifier":"Isabella Destefano","is_minor":1,"age_at_vaccination":14.0,"age_unit_raw":"years","vaccine_type":"human papillomavirus (HPV)","vaccination_date":"2019-11-29","condition_raw":"mast cell activation syndrome and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome","condition_category":"other","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2026-02-27","extraction_version":"manual-supplement-redo-2026-05-normal08","extracted_at":"2026-05-04 03:10:34","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":1,"time_to_onset_days":83,"theory_of_causation":"human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine on November 29, 2019 (age 14) allegedly causing mast cell activation syndrome and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. DISMISSED.  The petition alleged HPV vaccinations on November 29, 2019 at age 14 and October 16, 2020 at age 15. It alleged vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, excessive sleep, asthma, dizziness, racing heart rate, rashes, hives, migraines, burning skin, and weight loss beginning in February 2020, followed by diagnoses of mast cell activation syndrome and POTS. Award/status: no vaccine-injury compensation. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran; petition filed October 14, 2025; decision February 27, 2026. Attorney: Bijan Esfandiari, Wisner Baum, LLP, Los Angeles, CA. No compensable causation finding.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2025-10-14","case_summary":"On October 14, 2025, the petitioner filed for compensation on behalf of Isabella Destefano, a minor child, alleging that Isabella Destefano developed mast cell activation syndrome and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome after receiving human papillomavirus (HPV) on November 29, 2019.\n\nThe petition alleged HPV vaccinations on November 29, 2019 at age 14 and October 16, 2020 at age 15. It alleged vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, excessive sleep, asthma, dizziness, racing heart rate, rashes, hives, migraines, burning skin, and weight loss beginning in February 2020, followed by diagnoses of mast cell activation syndrome and POTS.\n\nThe petition was filed more than five years after vaccination and symptom manifestation, and equitable tolling was not established.\n\nThe dismissal turned on timeliness rather than medical causation.\n\nOn February 27, 2026, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran dismissed the petition, and no vaccine-injury compensation was awarded.\n\nPetitioner was represented by Bijan Esfandiari, Wisner Baum, LLP, Los Angeles, CA.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":1,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Isabella Destefano","petitioner_attorney_name":"Bijan Esfandiari","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Wisner Baum, LLP","petitioner_attorney_location":"Los Angeles, CA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:43:13","attorney_canonical_keys":"|bijan-esfandiari|","firm_canonical_key":"wisner-baum","package_title":"DESTEFANO v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01714","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01714.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01714.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01714-0","title":"DESTEFANO v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 2/27/2026) regarding 12 DECISION of Special Master. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (abs) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2026-03-31","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01714/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01714-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":311125,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'decision of special master'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01714/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01714-0"}]}