Glenda C. Vaughters v. HHS - Pneumococcal, aseptic meningitis (2019)

Glenda C. Vaughters filed a petition alleging she developed aseptic meningitis as a result of a pneumococcal vaccine received on February 23, 2016.

She filed her petition with the Court of Federal Claims on April 23, 2018. After reviewing the available information and consulting with counsel, Ms.

Vaughters concluded that she would be unable to prove her entitlement to compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. She stated that proceeding further would be unreasonable and a waste of resources for all parties involved.

Respondent did not object to her request. The court noted that to receive compensation, a petitioner must prove either a "Table Injury" or that the vaccine actually caused the injury.

The record did not contain evidence of a Table Injury, nor persuasive evidence that the vaccine caused her alleged condition. Furthermore, the petition was not supported by sufficient medical records or a competent physician's opinion.

Consequently, the court dismissed the case for insufficient proof on August 20, 2019.