Legal Opinion
Sumrall v. Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services
United States Court of Claims
Decided April 17, 1991No. 90-135 VPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
TURNER, Judge.
Respondent seeks review of the special master’s January 10, 1991 decision recommending an award of compensation to petitioner for injuries suffered by his daughter Angeline (Angel) as a result of a diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (DPT) vaccine. Stated broadly, the issue for review is whether the special master properly concluded that petitioner established by a preponderance of the evidence that Angel’s seizure disorder, which first manifested itself more than three days after vaccination, was caused by the vaccine. For the reasons given below, we conclude that the…
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