Lisa Johnson v. HHS - Influenza, polymyalgia rheumatica (2019)

Lisa Johnson filed a petition for vaccine compensation on October 1, 2014, alleging that an influenza vaccine caused her to develop polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). The record did not contain sufficient evidence to establish entitlement to an award under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

Specifically, the court found no evidence that Ms. Johnson suffered a "Table Injury" listed in the Vaccine Injury Table, nor was there persuasive evidence that her PMR was actually caused by the vaccine.

The petition required either medical records or a competent physician's opinion to support the claim. Although Ms.

Johnson offered a medical opinion, it was deemed insufficient due to a lack of temporal relationship between the vaccination and the onset of her condition. Consequently, Ms.

Johnson failed to demonstrate either a Table Injury or that her injury was vaccine-caused. On April 11, 2019, the case was dismissed for insufficient proof.