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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00772
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00772
Petitioner: Hannah Marie Robinson
Filed: 2016-06-22
Decided: 2016-07-13
Vaccine: Gardasil
Vaccination date: 
Condition: chest pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, chronic headaches, autoimmune disease, upper and lower extremity weakness, chronic pain, hypotension, blurred vision, tingling and numbness, and gait disturbance
Outcome: dismissed
Award amount USD: 

AI-assisted case summary:
Hannah Marie Robinson filed a petition alleging that the Gardasil vaccine caused her to suffer a range of symptoms including chest pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, chronic headaches, autoimmune disease, weakness in her extremities, chronic pain, hypotension, blurred vision, tingling and numbness, and gait disturbance. She received three doses of the Gardasil vaccine between July 2012 and January 2013. The respondent is the Secretary of Health and Human Services. After reviewing the record, the Special Master determined that the petitioner was not entitled to compensation. The petitioner subsequently filed a motion to dismiss her own petition, acknowledging that an investigation of the facts and science demonstrated she would be unable to prove entitlement to compensation. The decision noted that to receive compensation, the petitioner must prove either a Table Injury or that the vaccine actually caused her injuries. The record did not reveal a Table Injury, nor did it contain persuasive evidence, such as a medical expert's opinion, indicating that the vaccine caused her alleged conditions. As the petition lacked the required supporting evidence, it was dismissed for insufficient proof. The Clerk was directed to enter judgment accordingly, as the parties jointly renounced the right to seek review.

Theory of causation field:
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Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00772-0
Date issued/filed: 2016-07-13
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 6/22/2016) regarding 30 DECISION of Special Master. Signed by Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman. (pn) Copy to parties.
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Case 1:15-vv-00772-UNJ Document 31 Filed 07/13/16 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 15-772V
Filed: June 22, 2016
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UNPUBLISHED
HANNAH MARIE ROBINSON, * Special Master Hamilton-Fieldman
*
Petitioner, * Petitioner’s Motion for Dismissal
* Decision; Gardasil Vaccine; Chest
v. * Pain; Heart Palpitations; Shortness
* of Breath; Chronic Headaches;
SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Autoimmune Disease; Upper and
AND HUMAN SERVICES, * Lower Extremity Weakness; Chronic
* Pain; Hypotension; Blurred Vision;
Respondent. * Tingling and Numbness; Gait
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Disturbance.
Larry Dean Wright, Criterion Law, LLC, Kansas City, MO, for Petitioner.
Debra A. Filteau Begley, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
DECISION1
On July 23, 2015, Hannah Marie Robinson (“Petitioner”) filed a petition for
compensation under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1
to 34 (2012) (“Vaccine Act”). Petitioner alleged that the administration of the Gardasil vaccine,
on July 25 and September 26, 2012, and January 28, 2013, caused her to suffer chest pain, heart
palpitations, shortness of breath, chronic headaches, autoimmune disease, upper and lower
extremity weakness, chronic pain, hypotension, blurred vision, tingling and numbness, and gait
disturbance. Pet. at 1, ECF No. 1. After reviewing the record, the undersigned concludes that
1 Because this decision contains a reasoned explanation for the undersigned’s action in this case,
the undersigned intends to post this ruling on the website of the United States Court of Federal
Claims, in accordance with the purposes espoused in the E-Government Act of 2002. See 44
U.S.C. § 3501 (2012). Each party has 14 days within which to request redaction “of any
information furnished by that party: (1) that is a trade secret or commercial or financial in
substance and is privileged or confidential; or (2) that includes medical files or similar files, the
disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy.” Vaccine Rule
18(b).

Case 1:15-vv-00772-UNJ Document 31 Filed 07/13/16 Page 2 of 2
Petitioner is not entitled to an award under the Vaccine Act.
On June 21, 2016, Petitioner filed a Motion for a Decision Dismissing her Petition. See
generally Mot. for Decision, ECF No. 29. According to the motion, “[a]n investigation of the
facts and science supporting Petitioner’s claim has demonstrated that Petitioner will unable to
prove she is entitled to compensation.” Id. at 1. Petitioner confirms that she “understands that a
decision by the Special Master dismissing her petition will result in a judgment against her,” and
thus “end all of her rights in the Vaccine Program.” Id.
To receive compensation under the Vaccine Act, Petitioner must prove either (1) that she
suffered a “Table Injury,” i.e., an injury falling within the Vaccine Injury Table, corresponding
to her vaccination, or (2) that she suffered an injury that was actually caused by a vaccine. See
42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-11(c)(1), 13(a)(1)(A). The record neither reveals a “Table Injury” nor
contains a medical expert’s opinion or other persuasive evidence indicating that her injuries were
caused by a vaccination.
Under the Vaccine Act, Petitioner may not be awarded compensation based solely on her
attestations alone; rather, the petition must be supported by either medical records or by the
opinion of a competent physician. See 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-13(a)(1). Lacking both, the only
alternative remains to DENY this petition.
As a result, this case is dismissed for insufficient proof. In the absence of a motion
for review, the Clerk shall enter judgment accordingly. 2
IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman
Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman
Special Master
2 Entry of judgment is expedited by the parties’ joint filing of notice renouncing the right to seek
review. Vaccine Rule 11(a).
2