{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00544","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00544-0","petitioner_identifier":"Michael Veytsel","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"adult/self-petitioner (exact age at 1988 vaccination not stated)","vaccine_type":"measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR)","vaccination_date":"1988-01-13","condition_raw":"autism spectrum disorder, Asperger syndrome, and attention hyperactivity disorder allegedly following MMR vaccine","condition_category":"ASD_autism","autism_spectrum_adjacent":1,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2022-12-13","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T01:40:03.200204+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"MMR vaccine allegedly administered Jan. 13, 1988 to Michael Veytsel, causing autism spectrum disorder, Asperger syndrome, and attention hyperactivity disorder reportedly diagnosed Sept. 18, 2018. DISMISSED for insufficient evidence; no compensation. Pro se petitioner did not file ordered medical records from three years before vaccination through the present, despite orders dated May 24, June 7, Sept. 7, and Sept. 30, 2022. He asserted expertise in his own experience and what was self-evident but did not provide records or establish expert qualification. No medical causation mechanism, clinical timeline, treating physician opinion, or expert analysis was reached because proof was missing. SM Christian J. Moran dismissed Dec. 13, 2022. Petitioner pro se, Ridgewood NJ.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":null,"case_summary":"Michael Veytsel filed a pro se Vaccine Program petition alleging that a measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine he received on January 13, 1988 caused him to develop autism spectrum disorder, Asperger syndrome, and attention hyperactivity disorder. He stated that those conditions were diagnosed on September 18, 2018. The public decision does not state his date of birth, his age at vaccination, or a petition filing date, and it does not contain medical records describing his childhood development, later diagnoses, or treatment history.\n\nAfter the petition was received, Special Master Christian J. Moran ordered Mr. Veytsel to file medical records from three years before the vaccination through the present. Mr. Veytsel contacted chambers and stated that he did not plan to file records beyond what he had already filed. The special master issued a second order requiring the records and warning that failure to file them would likely result in dismissal. Mr. Veytsel did not file the ordered records or request more time by the July 25, 2022 deadline.\n\nOn September 7, 2022, the special master issued another order requiring Mr. Veytsel either to file the medical records or seek an extension by October 7, 2022. Mr. Veytsel again contacted chambers and said he had no additional medical records to file. The special master then ordered him to show cause by November 28, 2022 why the case should not be dismissed. Mr. Veytsel responded that he had expertise in his own experience and in what was self-evident, but he did not file medical records or establish that he qualified as an expert witness.\n\nOn December 13, 2022, Special Master Moran dismissed the case for insufficient evidence. The decision explained that Vaccine Program petitioners must support their claims with medical records and that medical records are essential evidence under the Vaccine Act. Because Mr. Veytsel had not filed records supporting his claim that the 1988 MMR vaccine caused autism spectrum disorder, Asperger syndrome, or attention hyperactivity disorder, and because his communications showed he did not intend to file them, the case was dismissed for failure to present evidence rather than as a sanction. No compensation was awarded. Mr. Veytsel represented himself from Ridgewood, New Jersey.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Christian J. Moran","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":"VEYTSEL v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00544","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00544.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00544.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00544-0","title":"VEYTSEL v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 12/13/2022) regarding 14 DECISION of Special Master, Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (cjaj) Service on parties made. (Main Document 15 replaced on 12/29/2022 to add reissued date and footnote) (ypb). Petitioner served via first class mail 12.29.2022 (mjk). Modified on 12/29/2022 (mjk).","date_issued":"2022-12-28","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00544/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00544-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":248445,"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_22-vv-00544/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00544-0"}]}