{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00675","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00675-2","petitioner_identifier":"HOLLY BRANNIGAN, Parent of KB, a minor","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"TDaP","vaccination_date":"2011-07-28","condition_raw":"dysautonomia, and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardic Syndrome (“POTS”)","condition_category":"dysautonomia","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2017-05-02","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T04:43:22.628381+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":null,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Holly Brannigan, on behalf of minor K.B., alleged that TDaP, HPV, and influenza vaccinations administered between July 28, 2011, and December 30, 2013, caused dysautonomia and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardic Syndrome (POTS). The petitioner later filed a motion to dismiss her own petition. Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth dismissed the case for insufficient proof. The public decision does not specify the theory of causation, the mechanism of injury, or name any medical experts. The Special Master found no evidence of a \"Table Injury\" and insufficient evidence that the alleged injuries were vaccine-caused. The petitioner failed to provide supporting medical records or a competent physician's opinion. The case was dismissed without an award.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2014-07-28","case_summary":"On July 28, 2014, Holly Brannigan filed a petition for vaccine compensation on behalf of her minor child, K.B. The petition alleged that K.B. received tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (TDaP) and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations on or about July 28, 2011, followed by influenza and HPV vaccinations on September 30, 2011, and an HPV vaccination on January 30, 2012. K.B. subsequently developed severe acne, headaches, near syncopal episodes, dysautonomia, and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). An amended petition was filed on December 16, 2016, adding an intranasal influenza vaccine on November 8, 2012, a meningococcal vaccine on February 13, 2013, and an influenza vaccine on December 30, 2013, alleging these were significant contributing factors to K.B.'s autonomic nervous system impairment. The respondent was the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The public decision does not describe the petitioner's counsel or the respondent's counsel by name. Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth issued the decision. To be eligible for compensation, the petitioner was required to prove either a \"Table Injury\" corresponding to a vaccination or that the injury was actually caused by a vaccine. The Special Master found that the record lacked evidence of a \"Table Injury.\" Furthermore, the record did not contain persuasive evidence that K.B.'s alleged injuries were vaccine-caused or vaccine-related. The decision noted that under the Vaccine Act, a petition cannot be based solely on claims; it must be supported by medical records or a competent physician's opinion. In this case, the record lacked sufficient medical records, and the petitioner offered no medical opinion supporting a finding of entitlement. Consequently, the Special Master concluded that the petitioner failed to demonstrate either a \"Table Injury\" or that K.B.'s injuries were \"actually caused\" by a vaccination. On April 6, 2017, the petitioner filed a motion requesting dismissal of her own petition. The case was dismissed for insufficient proof, and the Clerk was directed to enter judgment accordingly.","is_minor_inferred":1,"is_pediatric_broad":1,"special_master":"Mindy Michaels Roth","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Andrew Downing","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Van Cott & Talamante, PLLC","petitioner_attorney_location":"Phoenix, AZ","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|andrew-downing|","firm_canonical_key":"van-cott-and-talamante","package_title":"BRANNIGAN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00675","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00675.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00675.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00675-0","title":"BRANNIGAN v. 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