Legal Opinion
Depena v. Secretary of Health and Human Services
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided August 9, 2017No. 13-675VPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SWEENEY, Judge
Petitioners Bo and Natalie DePena seek compensation under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (“Vaccine Act”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to -34 (2012), alleging that their son, R.D., 2 developed severe pneumonia as a result of a Measles-Mumps-Rubella (“MMR”) vaccination. In a February 22, 2017 decision, the special master denied petitioners’ request for compensation. Before the court is petitioners’ motion for review of the special master’s decision. For the reasons set forth below, the court denies petitioners’ motion and sustains the decision of the…
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