{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00428","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00428-1","petitioner_identifier":"Michael Veytsel","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":28.0,"age_unit_raw":"years","vaccine_type":"MMR","vaccination_date":"1988-01-13","condition_raw":"autism spectrum disorder","condition_category":"ASD_autism","autism_spectrum_adjacent":1,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2024-12-02","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T03:02:14.090006+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Michael Veytsel, age 28, received a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine on January 13, 1988. He filed a petition on March 28, 2023, alleging injuries including autism spectrum disorder, which he was diagnosed with on September 19, 2018. This was a second petition for the same vaccine administration, the first having been dismissed for insufficient evidence. The public decision does not describe the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or the respondent's position on causation. Mr. Veytsel submitted a letter outlining a theory of \"foreign chemical compound\" creating an \"entrained braking mechanism for the advancement of development\" but did not cite sources or link it to the MMR vaccine or his alleged injuries. The petition was dismissed as statutorily barred under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-11(b)(2) for being an impermissible duplicate filing and subsequently dismissed for failure to prosecute and comply with court orders. Special Master Christian J. Moran issued the initial dismissal. Judge Ryan T. Holte issued the final dismissal. Petitioner was pro se. No award was made.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2023-03-28","case_summary":"Michael Veytsel, proceeding pro se, filed a petition on March 28, 2023, seeking compensation for injuries, including autism spectrum disorder, allegedly caused by a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine administered on January 13, 1988. This was Mr. Veytsel's second petition for the same vaccine administration; his first petition, filed on May 18, 2022, was dismissed for failure to present sufficient evidence. In the first case, Mr. Veytsel was ordered to file medical records from three years prior to vaccination until the present. He stated he had no additional records beyond what he had already filed and was given multiple opportunities to submit them. He also submitted a filing averring expertise in his experience but did not file the requested records or explain his qualifications. The first case was dismissed on December 13, 2022, for insufficient evidence. In the second petition, Mr. Veytsel again provided the same vaccination record and a letter diagnosing him with autism spectrum disorder, Asperger's disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, combined type, on September 19, 2018. The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act allows only one petition per vaccine administration. Consequently, Mr. Veytsel was ordered to show cause why his second petition should not be dismissed as impermissibly filed. He did not comply with this order. Instead, he submitted a letter outlining a twelve-step theory about how a \"foreign chemical compound\" can create an \"entrained braking mechanism for the advancement of development,\" but he did not cite sources, reference the MMR vaccine, or mention his alleged injuries. Special Master Christian J. Moran dismissed the petition on June 14, 2023, as statutorily barred under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-11(b)(2) for being an impermissible duplicate filing. Mr. Veytsel appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which transferred the case back to the Court of Federal Claims on May 28, 2024, for failing to seek review by the Court of Federal Claims first. On August 26, 2024, the Court noted no pending motions and was unclear whether to construe the terminated appeal as a new complaint or a motion for review. The Court ordered Mr. Veytsel to show cause by September 25, 2024, why the case should not be dismissed under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-11(b)(2), also suspecting it lacked jurisdiction. The Court sent this order via certified mail. Mr. Veytsel missed the September 25 deadline. On October 10, 2024, the Court granted leniency and ordered him to respond by October 25, 2024, or the case would be dismissed for failure to prosecute and show cause. This order was also sent via certified mail. Mr. Veytsel missed the October 25 deadline. Judge Ryan T. Holte dismissed the matter on December 2, 2024, under RCFC 41(b) and Vaccine Rule 21(c) for failure to prosecute, show cause, and comply with court orders. The public decision does not describe the specific clinical story, expert testimony, or detailed medical findings beyond the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. The respondent was the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Petitioner counsel was Michael Veytsel (pro se). Respondent counsel was Heather Lynn Pearlman. The Special Master was Christian J. Moran. The Judge was Ryan T. Holte.","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. 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