Alexis Farrell v. HHS - Influenza, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) (2017)

Alexis Farrell filed a petition on October 20, 2016, alleging that an influenza vaccine received on November 6, 2013, caused her to develop Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). The decision notes a lack of medical records for the initial period after vaccination and mentions pre-vaccination symptoms of syncope, palpitations, and fainting in the month prior to vaccination, which are consistent with POTS.

The court ordered the petitioner to provide additional medical records and an affidavit addressing pre-vaccination symptoms, but she failed to do so. Instead, on May 16, 2017, Alexis Farrell filed a motion to dismiss her petition, stating that she would be unable to prove entitlement to compensation.

The court found insufficient evidence to demonstrate either a Table Injury or that the injuries were actually caused by the flu vaccine and therefore dismissed the case for insufficient proof.