{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00623","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00623-0","petitioner_identifier":"P.C.B.","is_minor":1,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (minor - age not in source, verified)","vaccine_type":"Pentacel","vaccination_date":"2011-07-18","condition_raw":"respiratory failure, traumatic brain injury, subdural hematomas, seizures, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, shock and resulting developmental delays","condition_category":"encephalitis_encephalopathy","autism_spectrum_adjacent":1,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2015-12-03","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T00:33:35.084586+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":2,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Corinna Carlson, on behalf of minor P.C.B., alleged that respiratory failure, traumatic brain injury, subdural hematomas, seizures, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, shock, and developmental delays following Pentacel (DTaP, Hib, IPV) and rotavirus vaccinations on July 18, 2011, were vaccine-caused. The respondent concluded that petitioner failed to meet criteria for a Table injury and could not prove causation by a preponderance of the evidence. Petitioner proposed a theory of \"tissue scurvy,\" which the respondent noted is not a recognized medical disorder and lacks supporting medical literature or evidence of associated abnormalities in P.C.B. The public decision states that no medical expert report was filed by the petitioner, and the medical records did not support the claim. Petitioner subsequently moved to dismiss her petition, acknowledging an inability to prove entitlement. Special Master Christian J. Moran dismissed the petition for insufficient proof, finding no \"Table Injury\" and no persuasive evidence, including expert opinion, to establish actual vaccine causation. The decision date was December 3, 2015. Petitioner's counsel was Edward M. Kraus, and respondent's counsel was Lynn E. Ricciardella.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2014-07-18","case_summary":"Corinna Carlson, on behalf of her minor daughter P.C.B., filed a petition on July 18, 2014, alleging that P.C.B. suffered respiratory failure, traumatic brain injury, subdural hematomas, seizures, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, shock, and resulting developmental delays following vaccinations administered on July 18, 2011. The vaccines received were Pentacel (DTaP, Hib, and IPV) and rotavirus. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a report concluding that the petitioner failed to meet the criteria for a Vaccine Table injury and could not demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence that P.C.B.'s injuries were caused by the vaccines. The respondent noted that the petitioner's proposed theory of causation, \"tissue scurvy,\" was not a recognized disorder in medical literature and that P.C.B. did not exhibit associated abnormalities. The public decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific medical records, or treatments. Petitioner was ordered to file an expert report by September 28, 2015, with an extension granted until October 28, 2015. However, on October 21, 2015, the petitioner moved for a dismissal of her petition, acknowledging an inability to prove entitlement to compensation. Special Master Christian J. Moran reviewed the case and found no evidence that P.C.B. suffered a \"Table Injury.\" Furthermore, the record lacked a medical expert's opinion or other persuasive evidence to support the claim that the vaccines actually caused P.C.B.'s injuries. The Special Master noted that awards cannot be based solely on a petitioner's claims and must be supported by medical records or a physician's opinion, neither of which was sufficiently provided. Consequently, the case was dismissed for insufficient proof. The decision was issued on December 3, 2015. Petitioner's counsel was Edward M. 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