Nilson v. Secretary of Health & Human Services

OPINION

HODGES, Judge.

Joey Nilson died on October 19, 1996 following the administration of three childhood vaccines on October 11. His father filed a claim under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986. See 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-10 to-34. He argued that his son’s medical problems were Table injuries under the Act; or that the vaccines were the eause-in-faet of Joey’s death. The special master ruled against petitioner on both counts.1 See Nil-*679son v. HHS, No. 98-797V, slip op. (Fed.Cl.Spec.Mstr. Aug. 31, 2005). She stated,

[ajfter reviewing the medical records, petitioner’s affidavits, and…