{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00615","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00615-0","petitioner_identifier":"E.P.F.","is_minor":1,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (minor - age not in source, verified)","vaccine_type":"HPV","vaccination_date":"2015-12-30","condition_raw":"chronic immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP) to be significantly aggravated","condition_category":"other","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2019-11-07","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T00:57:47.938415+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioners Jason and Heather Fey, on behalf of minor E.P.F., alleged that an HPV vaccination on December 30, 2015, significantly aggravated E.P.F.'s chronic immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP). The petition was filed on May 1, 2018. Petitioners submitted medical records and an expert report from Dr. Shoenfeld. Respondent Secretary of Health and Human Services opposed entitlement, submitting expert reports from Dr. Strouse and Dr. Tompkins, who challenged the proposed theory (molecular mimicry) and timing of aggravation. Petitioners' treating physician, Dr. Messinger, was unwilling to serve as an expert, and their retained pediatric hematologist, Dr. Colin Sieff, could not support the aggravation theory. The petitioners conceded they could not prove entitlement. Special Master Christian J. Moran dismissed the case on November 7, 2019, finding insufficient proof that the HPV vaccination significantly aggravated E.P.F.'s ITP, particularly regarding the timing and worsening of the condition. The claim was an off-Table, significant aggravation theory. No award was made.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2018-05-01","case_summary":"Jason and Heather Fey filed a petition on May 1, 2018, on behalf of their child, E.P.F., alleging that an HPV vaccination administered on December 30, 2015, significantly aggravated E.P.F.'s chronic immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP). The petitioners submitted medical records and an expert report from Dr. Shoenfeld. The Secretary of Health and Human Services opposed the claim, arguing that the petitioners had not demonstrated that E.P.F.'s ITP deviated from its natural course and that the timing of the alleged aggravation was not sufficiently developed. The Secretary submitted expert reports from Dr. Strouse and Dr. Tompkins, who challenged the petitioners' proposed theory and timing. The petitioners' treating doctor, Dr. Messinger, was unwilling to serve as an expert, and their retained pediatric hematologist, Dr. Colin Sieff, was unable to support their aggravation theory. Consequently, the Feys conceded that they would be unable to prove entitlement to compensation. Special Master Christian J. Moran found that the petitioners had not demonstrated that the HPV vaccination significantly aggravated E.P.F.'s ITP, citing insufficient proof regarding the timing and worsening of the condition. The Feys' motion for a decision dismissing their petition was granted, and the case was dismissed. The public decision does not describe the specific symptoms, medical tests, or treatments related to E.P.F.'s ITP, nor does it detail the specific molecular mimicry theory proposed by Dr. Shoenfeld.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":1,"special_master":"Christian J. Moran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Kathleen M. 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