Legal Opinion
Shapiro v. Secretary of Health & Human Services
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided October 31, 2011No. 99-552VPublishedCited by 309 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALLEGRA, Judge:
Petitioner, Elizabeth Shapiro, seeks review of a decision issued by Special Master Christian Moran denying her petition for vaccine injury compensation. Petitioner brought this action pursuant to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-10 to 300aa-34 (2006), alleging that she suffers from hypothyroidism and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) as a result of hepatitis-B vaccinations that she received. On review, Special Master Moran denied compensation, finding that Ms. Shapiro’s illnesses were not caused by the hepatitis-B vaccinations. For…
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