Jayden Sumrall v. HHS - HPV, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, arthritis, and reoccurring headaches (2022)

Jayden Sumrall filed a petition on November 13, 2017, alleging that he suffered from postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), arthritis, and recurring headaches as a result of receiving the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine on December 3, 2013, November 18, 2014, and January 20, 2016. The case caption was amended on May 5, 2022, to reflect that Jayden Sumrall had reached the age of majority.

The petitioner alleged an off-Table injury and was required to prove causation-in-fact. Although the petitioner filed an expert report, the court found insufficient proof to satisfy the Althen criteria for causation.

On December 7, 2022, the petitioner filed a motion to dismiss his petition, understanding that this would result in a judgment against him and end his rights in the Vaccine Program. The court granted the motion and dismissed the petition, finding that the information in the record did not establish entitlement to compensation.