{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00068","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00068-0","petitioner_identifier":"Terrance Monk","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"DTaP and/or Polio","vaccination_date":"2017-10-16","condition_raw":"anaphylactic reaction","condition_category":"anaphylaxis","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2018-05-01","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:05:38.359773+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":null,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":0,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Terrance Monk filed a pro se petition on behalf of his minor daughter alleging an anaphylactic reaction to a DTaP and/or Polio vaccination on October 16, 2017. The petition alleged onset of symptoms including faintness, cyanosis, and swelling within hours of vaccination, leading to an ER visit and diagnosis of anaphylaxis. The petitioner stated the daughter fully recovered within days with no residual issues. The Special Master noted that while DTaP and Polio vaccines are on the Vaccine Injury Table with anaphylaxis as a listed injury within four hours, the claim failed to meet the statutory severity requirement of 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-11(c)(1)(D), which requires residual effects or complications to persist for more than six months. As the injury resolved within days, the claim was dismissed. The public decision does not name petitioner's counsel, respondent's counsel, or any medical experts, nor does it detail the specific mechanism of anaphylaxis or provide a breakdown of any award, as the case was dismissed. The decision was issued by Special Master Thomas L. Gowen on May 1, 2018.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2018-01-16","case_summary":"Terrance Monk, appearing pro se, filed a petition on January 16, 2018, on behalf of his minor daughter, alleging she suffered an anaphylactic reaction following a DTaP and/or Polio vaccination administered on or about October 16, 2017. The petition stated that within hours of the vaccination, the daughter began feeling faint, turned blue, and experienced swelling in her lips and throat. She was taken to the emergency room, where anaphylaxis was diagnosed, and Benadryl was prescribed. The petitioner also noted that his daughter presented for follow-up appointments and missed school, which caused hardship. During an initial status conference held on March 29, 2018, the Special Master granted the petitioner's motion to proceed in forma pauperis. At this conference, Mr. Monk represented that his daughter fully recovered within days of the vaccination and had no residual issues related to the anaphylactic reaction. The Special Master noted that while both the DTaP and Polio vaccines are listed on the Vaccine Injury Table with anaphylaxis as a potential injury within four hours, the claim failed to meet the statutory severity requirement. This requirement, outlined in 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-11(c)(1)(D), mandates that residual effects or complications from the injury must persist for more than six months after vaccination. Because the daughter's condition resolved within days, the Special Master dismissed the claim for failure to meet this threshold requirement. The decision was issued by Special Master Thomas L. Gowen.","is_minor_inferred":1,"is_pediatric_broad":1,"special_master":"Thomas L. Gowen","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_firm":null,"petitioner_attorney_location":null,"adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":null,"firm_canonical_key":null,"package_title":"MONK v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00068","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00068.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00068.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00068-0","title":"MONK v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 4/3/2018) regarding 10 DECISION of Special Master. Signed by Special Master Thomas L. Gowen. (fm) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2018-05-01","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00068/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00068-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":590875,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'decision of special master'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00068/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00068-0"}]}