{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01169","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01169-0","petitioner_identifier":"A.B.","is_minor":1,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"minor (exact age not stated in public source)","vaccine_type":"DTaP","vaccination_date":"2021-02-16","condition_raw":"seizure disorder","condition_category":"seizure","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2025-09-24","extraction_version":"manual-supplement-redo-2026-05-normal38","extracted_at":"2026-05-04 21:06:08","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"DTaP vaccine, February 16, 2021, minor A.B., exact age not stated in the public decision, alleged seizure disorder. DISMISSED. Petitioner Joshua Brooks proceeded pro se and ultimately without an expert. Respondent argued the record did not establish vaccine causation and identified a genetic evaluation by Dr. Ness suggesting A.B.'s injuries were likely explained by an NPRL2 mutation. Special Master Moran dismissed for insufficient proof after petitioner stated he could not obtain expert support. Award: none.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2023-07-27","case_summary":"On July 27, 2023, Joshua Brooks filed a petition on behalf of minor child A.B., alleging that a DTaP vaccination administered on February 16, 2021, caused A.B. to develop seizures.\n\nThe case did not reach a merits ruling supported by expert testimony. Respondent argued that the medical record did not prove a vaccine-caused seizure disorder and pointed to a genetic evaluation by Dr. Ness suggesting that A.B.'s condition was likely explained by an NPRL2 mutation. The Court repeatedly gave petitioner time to obtain an expert report or other support. Mr. Brooks reported that he could not secure expert testimony or counsel and moved to proceed without an expert.\n\nOn September 24, 2025, Special Master Thomas L. Moran dismissed the petition for insufficient proof. The dismissal was not imposed as a sanction; it reflected the absence of reliable evidence establishing vaccine causation. No compensation was awarded.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":1,"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":"BROOKS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01169","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01169.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01169.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01169-0","title":"BROOKS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 09/24/2025) regarding 47 DECISION of Special Master. Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (jjb) Service on parties made. Petitioner served via email on 10/17/2025. (fm).","date_issued":"2025-10-16","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01169/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01169-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":265367,"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_23-vv-01169/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01169-0"}]}