Kathleen Peddycord Wilson v. HHS - Pneumococcal, congestive heart failure (2017)

Kathleen Peddycord Wilson filed a petition for vaccine compensation on November 8, 2017, alleging that a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine she received on December 1, 2014, caused her to develop congestive heart failure. The court advised Ms.

Wilson to retain an attorney experienced in the Vaccine Program and to refrain from contacting respondent's counsel directly. Ms.

Wilson stated she was unable to find an attorney and requested her case be dismissed. After further attempts to communicate with Ms.

Wilson, including a missed status conference, the court offered options for exiting the program. Ms.

Wilson contacted chambers to confirm her desire for dismissal and reimbursement of her filing fee. The court found that Ms.

Wilson failed to demonstrate entitlement, as there was no evidence of a "Table Injury" and insufficient medical records or expert opinion to support a finding that her alleged injury was vaccine-caused. Consequently, the case was dismissed for insufficient proof.