Skylee Butler v. HHS - HPV, other (2018)

Skylee Butler received an HPV vaccination on August 21, 2013. Her mother, Crystal Butler, initially filed a petition for vaccine compensation on her behalf on August 18, 2016, alleging that Skylee suffered injuries caused by the vaccine.

Skylee Butler was later substituted as the petitioner. The petitioner alleged that her injuries were caused-in-fact by the vaccination.

However, the record did not contain sufficient evidence to establish entitlement to an award under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Specifically, there was no evidence of a "Table Injury" (an injury listed on the Vaccine Injury Table), nor was there persuasive medical evidence demonstrating that the alleged injury was vaccine-caused or vaccine-related.

The petitioner did not offer a competent medical opinion to support her claim. Consequently, the petitioner filed a motion for dismissal, and the case was dismissed for insufficient proof.