{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01462","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01462-0","petitioner_identifier":"Betsy Redfern","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":71.0,"age_unit_raw":"years","vaccine_type":"Hepatitis A & B","vaccination_date":"2014-06-30","condition_raw":"left shoulder pain; osteoarthritis","condition_category":"other","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2017-03-14","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T04:50:42.514191+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":1,"time_to_onset_days":0,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Betsy Redfern, age 71, filed a petition alleging left shoulder pain and shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following her first Twinrix (hepatitis A and B) vaccination on June 30, 2014. The respondent was the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Petitioner later filed a motion to dismiss, stating she would be unable to prove entitlement to compensation. Special Master Laura D. Millman granted the motion and dismissed the case on March 14, 2017. The medical records indicated that petitioner's condition was osteoarthritis, a degenerative disease not caused by vaccinations. No treating physicians attributed her osteoarthritis to the vaccination. Petitioner did not file a medical expert report. The theory of causation was \"Off-Table.\" The public decision does not detail the specific mechanism of injury or provide a breakdown of any award, as the case was dismissed.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2017-02-15","case_summary":"Betsy Redfern, who was 71 years old, filed a petition on February 15, 2017, alleging that immediately after receiving her first Twinrix (hepatitis A and B) vaccination on June 30, 2014, she developed left shoulder pain. She claimed this was a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA). The respondent was the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Petitioner's counsel was Maximillian J. Muller, and respondent's counsel was Lisa A. Watts. Special Master Laura D. Millman presided over the case. The medical records indicated that petitioner's condition was osteoarthritis, a degenerative disease typically seen in older individuals, which vaccinations do not cause. Her treating physicians did not attribute her osteoarthritis to the vaccination. Petitioner herself later filed a motion to dismiss her petition on February 15, 2017, stating she would be unable to prove entitlement to compensation and that proceeding further would be unreasonable and waste resources. The Special Master granted her motion, dismissing the case. The medical records showed a history of arthritis in her hands prior to vaccination, and later diagnoses of moderate glenohumeral osteoarthritis, rotator cuff syndrome, and neck pain. Despite her initial claim, the evidence did not support a causal link between the vaccine and her osteoarthritis. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, diagnostic tests performed beyond those noted in the medical records, or treatments beyond those documented. No expert witnesses were named in the public decision. The Special Master's decision was issued on March 14, 2017.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Laura D. Millman","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Maximillian J. 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