Legal Opinion
Contreras v. Secretary of Health & Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 3, 2017No. 2015-5097PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUGHES, Circuit Judge.
Jessie Contreras appeals from a U.S. Court of Federal Claims judgment upholding a Special Master’s denial of compensation for his Guillain-Barre Syndrome and Transverse Myelitis allegedly caused by vaccinations. Because the Special Master improperly diagnosed Mr. Contreras and tailed to consider relevant evidence related to his Guillain-Barre Syndrome, we vacate and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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On June 16, 2003, Jessie Contreras (Mr. Contreras), then thirteen years old, received the Tetanus-Diphtheria vaccine and his third inoculation of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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3Cited by84 opinions
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