Legal Opinion
Rose Capizzano v. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 9, 2006No. 05-5049PublishedCited by 635 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHALL, Circuit Judge.
Rose Capizzano appeals the final decision of the United States Court of Federal Claims that sustained the decision of the chief special master denying her petition for compensation under the Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-l to -34 (“Vaccine Act” or “Act”). Capizzano v. Sec’y of Health & Human Servs., 63 Fed.Cl. 227 (2004) (“Capizzano II ”). The chief special master ruled that Ms. Capizzano failed to establish that the rheumatoid arthritis (sometimes “RA”) from which she suffers was caused by an injection of hepatitis B vaccine that she received. Capizzano…
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