VICP Registry Case Source Bundle
Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01095
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01095
Petitioner: A.D.
Filed: 2026-03-30
Decided: 2026-03-30
Vaccine: rotavirus
Vaccination date: 2024-08-30
Condition: intussusception
Outcome: entitlement_granted_pending_damages
Award amount USD: 

AI-assisted case summary:
Anna Joseph and Raheem Davis, on behalf of their minor child A.D., filed a petition for compensation on March 30, 2026, alleging that A.D. suffered intussusception as a Table injury caused by a rotavirus vaccine received on August 30, 2024. The petition stated that A.D. required inpatient hospitalization and surgical intervention. The respondent conceded that A.D. is entitled to compensation, as the intussusception manifested within the Table's timeframe of one to twenty-one days after vaccination, and there was no evidence of an unrelated cause. The respondent also noted the injury resulted in hospitalization and surgery, satisfying all legal prerequisites for compensation. Based on the respondent's concession and the record, the Chief Special Master found A.D. entitled to compensation, with damages to be determined.

Theory of causation field:
Table

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01095-0
Date issued/filed: 2026-05-06
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 03/30/2026) regarding 25 Ruling on Entitlement. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (cr) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:25-vv-01095-UNJ Document 28 Filed 05/06/26 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 25-1095V
ANNA JOSEPH and RAHEEM DAVIS, Chief Special Master Corcoran
on behalf of A.D., a minor child,
Filed: March 30, 2026
Petitioners,
v.
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Elizabeth Kyla Abramson, Maglio Christopher & Toale, PA, Washington, DC, for
Petitioner.
Crystal Fialkowski, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
On June 30, 2025, Anna Joseph and Raheem Davis filed a petition for
compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C.
§300aa-10, et seq.2 (the “Vaccine Act”) on behalf of their minor child A.D.. Petitioners
allege that A.D.’s receipt of a rotavirus vaccine on August 30, 2024, caused her to suffer
a Table injury of intussusception. Petition at 1-4. Petitioners further allege that A.D.
received the vaccine in the United States, that A.D.’s injury resulted in inpatient
hospitalization and surgical intervention, and that there has been no prior award or
1 Because this Ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action taken in this case, it must be made
publicly accessible and will be posted on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, and/or
at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/national/cofc, in accordance with the E-Government
Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2018) (Federal Management and Promotion of Electronic Government
Services). This means the Ruling will be available to anyone with access to the internet. In accordance
with Vaccine Rule 18(b), Petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other information,
the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, I agree that
the identified material fits within this definition, I will redact such material from public access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for ease
of citation, all section references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2018).

Case 1:25-vv-01095-UNJ Document 28 Filed 05/06/26 Page 2 of 2
settlement of a civil action on her behalf as a result of her injury. Petition at ¶¶ 3, 16, 18-
19 . The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the Office of Special
Masters.
On March 25, 2026, Respondent filed his Rule 4(c) report in which he concedes
that Petitioner is entitled to compensation in this case. Respondent’s Rule 4(c) Report at
1. Specifically, Respondent states that
[b]ased upon DICP’s [the Division of Injury Compensation Programs] review
of the petition and medical records filed in this case, DICP has concluded
that [P]etitioners are entitled to a presumption of causation because A.D.’s
intussusception meets the criteria of the Vaccine Injury Table. 42 C.F.R. §
100.3(a)(XI). Specifically, A.D.’s intussusception manifested between one
and twenty-one days after her receipt of the rotavirus vaccine, and there is
not preponderant evidence that her condition was due to a factor unrelated
to the vaccine. See id.; 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-13(a). Moreover, . . . A.D.’s
intussusception “resulted in inpatient hospitalization and surgical
intervention.” See 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-11(c)(1)(D)(iii). Therefore, based on
the record as it now stands, [P]etitioner[s] ha[ve] satisfied all legal
prerequisites for compensation under the Act.
In view of Respondent’s position and the evidence of record, I find that
Petitioner is entitled to compensation.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Chief Special Master
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