{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00062","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00062-0","petitioner_identifier":"D.H.","is_minor":1,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (minor - exact age not in source, verified)","vaccine_type":"diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP), hepatitis B, haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), inactivated polio (IPV), pneumococcal conjugate, and rotavirus","vaccination_date":"2017-02-15","condition_raw":"transverse myelitis","condition_category":"transverse_myelitis","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":158509.8,"decision_date":"2026-01-20","extraction_version":"manual-supplement-redo-2026-05-normal14","extracted_at":"2026-05-04 04:15:11","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":6,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"DTaP, Hep B, Hib, IPV, pneumococcal conjugate, and rotavirus vaccines February 15, 2017 to minor D.H. allegedly causing transverse myelitis. COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied causation; public stipulation lacks onset, testing, treatment, and expert details. Award $14,041.43 expenses + $9,468.37 South Dakota Medicaid lien + $135,000 annuity purchase = $158,509.80. SM Mindy Michaels Roth; petition January 21, 2020; decision January 20, 2026.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2020-01-21","case_summary":"On January 21, 2020, Laura Hamilton filed a petition on behalf of her minor child, D.H., alleging that D.H. developed transverse myelitis after receiving DTaP, hepatitis B, Hib, IPV, pneumococcal conjugate, and rotavirus vaccinations on February 15, 2017.\n\nRespondent denied that any of the vaccinations caused D.H.'s transverse myelitis. The public stipulation does not describe D.H.'s first symptoms, onset interval, diagnostic testing, hospitalization, steroid or other treatment, rehabilitation, or residual limitations. The decision notes that an electronic signature page was omitted from the public attachment to protect confidential information.\n\nThe parties nevertheless settled the case. On January 20, 2026, Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth adopted the stipulation and awarded $14,041.43 for past unreimbursed expenses, $9,468.37 to reimburse a South Dakota Department of Social Services Medicaid lien, and $135,000.00 to purchase an annuity, for identified compensation of $158,509.80.","is_minor_inferred":1,"is_pediatric_broad":1,"special_master":"Mindy Michaels Roth","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Ronald C. Homer","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Conway, Homer, P.C.","petitioner_attorney_location":"Boston, MA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|ronald-homer|","firm_canonical_key":"conway-homer","package_title":"HAMILTON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00062","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00062.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00062.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00062-0","title":"HAMILTON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 1/20/2026) regarding 71 DECISION Stipulation. Signed by Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth. (dkj) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2026-02-17","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00062/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00062-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":1501290,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00062/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00062-0"}]}