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Respondent conceded entitlement on April 20, 2018, stating that A.T.A. met the presumption of causation criteria and that no unrelated factors were proven. The public record does not detail the clinical course, treatment, or specific medical findings, nor does it include expert testimony or a discussion of alternative diagnoses. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey ruled A.T.A. entitled to compensation on June 15, 2018. Damages were awarded on April 19, 2019, based on respondent's April 17, 2019 proffer. The award includes a $6,358.28 lump sum for a North Carolina Medicaid lien, payable jointly to petitioner and the Division of Health Benefits, and an amount sufficient to purchase an annuity providing a guaranteed $95,485.00 lump sum payment to A.T.A. on or about July 3, 2032. The total stated future benefit is $101,843.28. Petitioner's counsel was Nancy Routh Meyers of Ward Black Law; respondent's counsel was Jennifer Leigh Reynaud.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2017-06-12","case_summary":"On June 12, 2017, Amy NMN Hayes, as natural guardian and legal representative of her minor child, A.T.A., filed a petition under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The petition alleged that A.T.A. suffered from intussusception two days after receiving a rotavirus vaccine on September 17, 2014. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit. On April 20, 2018, the respondent filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding entitlement. The respondent stated that A.T.A. was entitled to the presumption of causation because the intussusception first manifested within one to twenty-one days after the first rotavirus vaccine and because the record did not show, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the condition was due to a factor unrelated to vaccination. The respondent also agreed that the legal prerequisites for compensation had been met. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey issued a ruling on entitlement on June 15, 2018, finding A.T.A. entitled to compensation. The public entitlement and damages documents do not provide a detailed clinical course, treatment timeline, surgery history, or hospitalization narrative for the intussusception; the case was resolved through concession and proffer rather than a litigated medical ruling. On April 17, 2019, the respondent filed a proffer on damages, and the petitioner agreed with the proposed award. Chief Special Master Dorsey awarded damages on April 19, 2019. The compensation consisted of a $6,358.28 lump sum payable jointly to petitioner and the North Carolina Division of Health Benefits for reimbursement of a State of North Carolina Medicaid lien, plus an amount sufficient to purchase an annuity that will make a guaranteed lump-sum payment of $95,485.00 to A.T.A. on or about July 3, 2032. The proffer stated that A.T.A. will be an adult when that annuity payment is made, so evidence of guardianship was not required. Petitioner was represented by Nancy Routh Meyers of Ward Black Law in Greensboro, North Carolina. 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