Hannah Mackie v. HHS - Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and a connective tissue disease (2016)

Hannah Mackie filed a petition under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Compensation Program alleging that she developed Hashimoto's thyroiditis and a connective tissue disease as a result of a vaccine administered on April 4, 2013. She filed her petition on February 2, 2016.

The record indicated that Ms. Mackie gathered and filed medical records and affidavits.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services filed a report stating that Ms. Mackie did not provide evidence that the onset of her alleged conditions within six months or two years post-vaccination was reasonable.

Ms. Mackie sought and received multiple extensions of time to file an expert report, initially due to the original expert being unable to provide an opinion and later to consult with a new expert.

Ultimately, Ms. Mackie moved for a decision to dismiss her petition, clarifying during a status conference that she requested a decision on the record as it stood.

The court found that Ms. Mackie failed to demonstrate either a "Table Injury" or that her injuries were "actually caused" by a vaccination, as she did not provide sufficient medical records or a competent physician's opinion to support her claim.

Consequently, the case was dismissed for insufficient proof.