Court Opinion

ID: 4670066
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Date Created: 2021-03-22 12:02:32.460185+00
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
                                 OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
                                         No. 20-0844V
                                        UNPUBLISHED

    KYLE MATTOX,                                            Chief Special Master Corcoran

                        Petitioner,                         Filed: February 17, 2021
    v.
                                                            Special Processing Unit (SPU);
    SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND                                 Ruling on Entitlement; Concession;
    HUMAN SERVICES,                                         Table Injury; Influenza (Flu) Vaccine;
                                                            Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)
                       Respondent.

David John Carney, Green & Schafle LLC, Philadelphia, PA, for petitioner.

Terrence Kevin Mangan, Jr., U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for
respondent.

                                   RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1

        On July 13, 2020, Kyle Mattox 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”) as a result
of an influenza (“flu”) vaccine received on October 15, 2019. Petition at 1. The case was
assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters.

       On February 16, 2021, 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 has satisfied the criteria set forth in the
Vaccine Injury Table (“Table”) and the Qualifications and Aids to Interpretation (“QAI”),

1
  Because this unpublished ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I am required
to post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website in accordance with the E-Government Act
of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (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 “§” references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. § 300aa
(2012).
which afford petitioner a presumption of causation if the onset occurs between three and
forty-two days after a seasonal flu vaccination and there is no apparent alternative cause.”
Id. at 4-5.

       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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