{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00250","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00250-0","petitioner_identifier":"A.B.","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":46.2,"age_unit_raw":"years","vaccine_type":"Td","vaccination_date":"2012-01-23","condition_raw":"chronic pain syndrome, generalized anxiety disorder, conversion disorder, chronic fatigue disorder","condition_category":"other","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2016-06-29","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T00:36:41.325665+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":0,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner A.B. alleged that a Td vaccine received on January 23, 2012, caused chronic pain syndrome, generalized anxiety disorder, conversion disorder, and chronic fatigue disorder. The petition was filed on March 11, 2015, which was more than 36 months after the date of vaccination and alleged first symptom onset, rendering the claim time-barred under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-16(a)(2). Petitioner initially argued that her alleged arm injury was time-barred but that its sequelae (chronic pain syndrome, generalized anxiety disorder, conversion disorder) were compensable. She later shifted her theory to chronic fatigue syndrome as a sequela of the vaccination, separate from the arm injury. Petitioner was unable to find a medical expert to support any of her theories. The Special Master, Laura D. Millman, granted petitioner's motion to dismiss for failure to make a prima facie case, as petitioner did not provide a medical expert report and her medical records did not substantiate her allegations. The case was dismissed without an award. Petitioner's counsel was William E. Cochran, Jr., and respondent's counsel was Camille M. Collett. The decision was issued on June 29, 2016.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2016-03-11","case_summary":"On March 11, 2015, petitioner A.B. filed a petition under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act alleging that the tetanus toxoid (Td) vaccine she received on January 23, 2012, caused her chronic pain syndrome, generalized anxiety disorder, conversion disorder, and chronic fatigue disorder. The respondent is the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Petitioner was 46 years old at the time of vaccination. The petition was filed more than 36 months after the date of vaccination, which was also alleged to be the date of the first symptom or manifestation of onset. The Special Master noted that the Vaccine Act requires petitions to be filed within 36 months of the first symptom or manifestation of onset. Petitioner's first symptom occurred on January 23, 2012, meaning the petition should have been filed no later than January 23, 2015. However, it was filed on March 11, 2015, one and a half months late. Petitioner's counsel initially admitted the arm injury claim was time-barred but argued that the subsequent conditions were compensable sequelae. The Special Master ordered a brief on this theory. Subsequently, petitioner filed a status report stating she was no longer pursuing the theory that chronic pain syndrome or conversion disorder were sequelae of her arm injury. Instead, she intended to pursue a theory that chronic fatigue syndrome began with the onset of fatigue after her arm injury, seeking time to find an expert to support this new theory. The Special Master granted an extension for petitioner to find an expert. Petitioner ultimately did not find an expert. On June 22, 2016, petitioner's counsel made an oral motion to dismiss, which the Special Master granted. The case was dismissed for failure to make a prima facie case. The public decision does not name petitioner's counsel or respondent's counsel. The Special Master was Laura D. Millman. No award amount was granted as the case was dismissed.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Laura D. Millman","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"William E. Cochran, Jr.","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Black McLaren Jones Ryland & Griffee, P.C.","petitioner_attorney_location":"Memphis, TN","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|william-cochran|","firm_canonical_key":"black-mclaren-jones-ryland-and-griffee","package_title":"BOGUE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00250","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00250.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00250.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00250-0","title":"BOGUE v. 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