{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00832","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00832-0","petitioner_identifier":"Christopher Seter","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"COVID-19","vaccination_date":null,"condition_raw":"various injuries","condition_category":"other","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2024-07-10","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T01:58:58.126505+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":null,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Christopher Seter filed a petition on May 28, 2024, alleging various injuries from COVID-19 vaccines administered on April 2, 2021, April 22, 2021, and December 17, 2021. The case was dismissed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran on July 10, 2024 (reissued August 14, 2024) because the COVID-19 vaccine is not listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. Eligibility for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program requires the vaccine to be on the Table, which is established through specific regulatory and legislative processes, including the imposition of an excise tax. As the COVID-19 vaccine is not on the Table, the petitioner could not meet the statutory requirement for compensation. The public decision does not describe the specific injuries alleged, the petitioner's counsel, respondent's counsel, any medical experts, or a specific theory of causation beyond the requirement of the vaccine being listed on the Table. The outcome was dismissal, with no award granted.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2024-05-28","case_summary":"On May 28, 2024, Christopher Seter filed a petition seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging various injuries resulting from receiving COVID-19 vaccines on April 2, 2021, April 22, 2021, and December 17, 2021. The petition was filed by Christopher Seter, pro se. The respondent was the Secretary of Health and Human Services, represented by Heather L. Pearlman of the U.S. Department of Justice. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a decision on July 10, 2024, which was reissued for public availability on August 14, 2024. The decision dismissed the petition because the COVID-19 vaccine is not currently listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. To be eligible for compensation under the Vaccine Act, a petitioner must demonstrate that they received a vaccine listed on the Table. The public decision notes that vaccines are added to the Table after specific steps involving the Department of Health and Human Services and Congress, including the enactment of an excise tax on the vaccine. Since the COVID-19 vaccine is not on the Table, the petition could not meet this threshold requirement for compensation. The decision cited Danberry v. Sec’y of Health & Hum. Servs. as an example of a dismissal for claims involving vaccines not on the Table. The petition was dismissed, and the Clerk of the Court was ordered to enter judgment accordingly, unless a motion for review was filed.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Christopher Seter","petitioner_attorney_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_firm":null,"petitioner_attorney_location":null,"adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:43:56","attorney_canonical_keys":null,"firm_canonical_key":null,"package_title":"SETER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00832","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00832.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00832.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00832-0","title":"SETER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 7/10/2024) regarding 7 DECISION of Special Master. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (abs) Service on parties made. Petitioner served via e-mail on 8/15/2024 (sw).","date_issued":"2024-08-14","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00832/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00832-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":256460,"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_24-vv-00832/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00832-0"}]}