[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42516-42518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18144]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; List of Petitions 
Received

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HRSA is publishing this notice of petitions received under the 
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (the Program), as required 
by the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended. While the Secretary 
of HHS is named as the respondent in all proceedings brought by the 
filing of petitions for compensation under the Program, the United 
States Court of Federal Claims is charged by statute with 
responsibility for considering and acting upon the petitions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about requirements for 
filing petitions, and the Program in general, contact Lisa L. Reyes, 
Clerk of Court, United States Court of Federal Claims, 717 Madison 
Place NW, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 357-6400. For information on 
HRSA's role in the Program, contact the Director, National Vaccine 
Injury Compensation Program, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 08N146B, 
Rockville, MD 20857; (301) 443-6593, or visit our website at: http://www.hrsa.gov/vaccinecompensation/index.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Program provides a system of no-fault 
compensation for certain individuals who have been injured by specified 
childhood vaccines. Subtitle 2 of Title XXI of the PHS Act, 42 U.S.C. 
300aa-10 et seq., provides that those seeking compensation are to file 
a petition with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and to serve a copy of 
the petition on the Secretary of Health and Human Services, who is 
named as the respondent in each proceeding. The Secretary has delegated 
this responsibility under the Program to HRSA. The Court is directed by 
statute to appoint special masters who take evidence, conduct hearings 
as appropriate, and make initial decisions as to eligibility for, and 
amount of, compensation.
    A petition may be filed with respect to injuries, disabilities, 
illnesses, conditions, and deaths resulting from vaccines described in 
the Vaccine Injury Table (the Table) set forth at 42 CFR 100.3. This 
Table lists for each covered childhood vaccine the conditions that may 
lead to compensation and, for each condition, the time period for 
occurrence of the first symptom or manifestation of onset or of 
significant aggravation after vaccine administration. Compensation may 
also be awarded for conditions not listed in the Table and for 
conditions that are manifested outside the time periods specified in 
the Table, but only if the petitioner shows that the condition was 
caused by one of the listed vaccines.
    Section 2112(b)(2) of the PHS Act, 42 U.S.C. 300aa-12(b)(2), 
requires that ``[w]ithin 30 days after the Secretary receives service 
of any petition filed under section 2111 the Secretary shall publish 
notice of such petition in the Federal Register.'' Set forth below is a 
list of petitions received by HRSA on July 1, 2018, through July 31, 
2018. This list provides the name of petitioner, city and state of 
vaccination (if unknown then city and state of person or attorney 
filing claim), and case number. In cases where the Court has redacted 
the name of a petitioner and/or the case number, the list reflects such 
redaction.
    Section 2112(b)(2) also provides that the special master ``shall 
afford all interested persons an opportunity to submit relevant, 
written information'' relating to the following:
    1. The existence of evidence ``that there is not a preponderance of 
the evidence that the illness, disability, injury, condition, or death 
described in the petition is due to factors unrelated to the 
administration of the vaccine described in the petition,'' and
    2. Any allegation in a petition that the petitioner either:
    a. ``[S]ustained, or had significantly aggravated, any illness, 
disability, injury, or condition not set forth in the Vaccine Injury 
Table but which was caused by'' one of the vaccines referred to in the 
Table, or
    b. ``[S]ustained, or had significantly aggravated, any illness, 
disability, injury, or condition set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table 
the first symptom or manifestation of the onset or significant 
aggravation of which did not occur within the time period set forth in 
the Table but which was caused by a vaccine'' referred to in the Table.
    In accordance with Section 2112(b)(2), all interested persons may 
submit written information relevant to the issues described above in 
the case of the petitions listed below. Any person choosing to do so 
should file an original and three (3) copies of the information with 
the Clerk of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims at the address listed 
above (under the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), with a copy 
to HRSA addressed to Director, Division of Injury Compensation 
Programs, Healthcare Systems Bureau, 5600 Fishers Lane, 08N146B, 
Rockville, MD 20857. The Court's caption (Petitioner's Name v. 
Secretary of Health and Human Services) and the docket number assigned 
to the petition should be used as the caption for the written 
submission. Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, related to 
paperwork reduction, does not apply to information required for 
purposes of carrying out the Program.

    Dated: August 16, 2018.
George Sigounas,
Administrator.

List of Petitions Filed

1. Gregory Jackson, Stevensville, Maryland, Court of Federal Claims No: 
18-0949V
2. Debra D. Nicholson, West Baden, Indiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 
18-0953V
3. Deborah Spivey, Carthage, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-
0959V
4. Shauna Rhyne and Cody Rhyne on behalf of C. R., Grand Junction, 
Colorado, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0961V
5. Chris Skye and Lesley Skye on behalf of D. S., Novato, California, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0962V

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6. Dorothy Garone, Columbia, South Carolina, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 18-0964V
7. Karen Quinn, Hines, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0965V
8. Anna Matriss, Grandview, Utah, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0966V
9. Kim Ediss, Anaheim, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0969V
10. Nora Dempsey, Boone, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0970V
11. Diane Gearhart, Langhorne, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 18-0973V
12. Paula D. Tyson, Waycross, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-
0975V
13. Kayla Stradling, Idaho Falls, Idaho, Court of Federal Claims No: 
18-0976V
14. Mary Lepper, Perrysburg, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0984V
15. Barbara Vincent-Howe, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 18-0987V
16. Renee Knepp, Matthews, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No: 
18-0989V
17. Kiley D. Lizama, San Diego, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
18-0990V
18. William Minsterman, Jr., Uniontown, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 18-0991V
19. Afshin Arian, Las Vegas, Nevada, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-
0992V
20. Vanessa Muniz on behalf of M. M., Camp Pendleton, California, Court 
of Federal Claims No: 18-0994V
21. Lukas Bundonis, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 18-0995V
22. Donald Winter, Deer Park, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-
0996V
23. Phuong Dung Thi Huynh, Clear Lake Shores, Texas, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 18-0997V
24. Stacy J. Perez, Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 18-0999V
25. Donna Hines, Olive Branch, Mississippi, Court of Federal Claims No: 
18-1000V
26. Merilynne Delio, Haslet, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-
1001V
27. Walter Thornton, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 18-1002V
28. Ernest Knapp, Vallejo, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-
1003V
29. David Ramos, Rialto, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-
1005V
30. Danessa Smith, Peekskill, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-
1008V
31. Bangalore Muniraju, Memphis, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims No: 
18-1010V
32. Glender Downer, Greenville, South Carolina, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 18-1011V
33. Ana Sanchez, San Antonio, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-
1012V
34. Mendy Tatro, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 
18-1013V
35. Licelot Mendoza, Brooklyn, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 
18-1014V
36. Jessica Brown, White Plains, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 
18-1015V
37. Lori Knudson, Chesterfield, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 
18-1016V
38. Stacy Ratzlaff, Newton, Kansas, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-
1017V
39. Wayne Butler, Manassas, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-
1018V
40. Ashley Barnett, Houston, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-
1019V
41. Jennifer Mann, Lovington, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 
18-1020V
42. Sherri Christy, Encinitas, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
18-1021V
43. Martha Patricia Mendez, Webster, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 
18-1022V
44. Christine Pappas, Haskell, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 
18-1024V
45. Velma Redic, Las Vegas, Nevada, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-
1026V.
46. Eric W. Goering, Trustee, Blue Ash, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 18-1031V
47. Barbara Black, Culver City, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
18-1033V
48. Meredith Oliver, Lawrenceville, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 18-1034V
49. Ronald D. Matestic, Mankato, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims No: 
18-1035V
50. Robert Woodman, Portland, Maine, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-
1038V
51. Duane Verhasselt, Whitefish, Montana, Court of Federal Claims No: 
18-1039V
52. Lory Mahan, Gardner, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-
1041V
53. Renee Handjis, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 18-1044V
54. Daniel Johnson, West Columbia, South Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 18-1045V
55. Vickie Brashear, Mason, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-1048V
56. Nacole Troupe-Roberts, Apex, North Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 18-1049V
57. Ramonita Estrella, Hazelton, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 18-1050V
58. Richard McConnell, Springfield, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 18-1051V
59. Susan Cavallaro, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 18-1053V
60. Yvonne Wilson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 18-1054V
61. Jamie Burdick, DuBois, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 
18-1056V
62. Alcida Ortiz, Brooklyn, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-
1057V
63. Devon Nicole Ingber, Panorama City, California, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 18-1061V
64. Rafael Francisco Ojeda Colon, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 18-1065V
65. Nooshin Gastineau, Seattle, Washington, Court of Federal Claims No: 
18-1066V
66. Salvatore R. Bombara, Dayville, Connecticut, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 18-1067V
67. Bridie Friel, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 18-1071V
68. Michelle Johnson, Waukesha, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 
18-1072V
69. Christopher Brown, San Clemente, California, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 18-1074V
70. Marian J. Zielinski and Mathew E Zielinski on behalf of E. E. Z., 
Arlington Heights, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-1075V
71. Terry Pedri, Roseville, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-
1077V
72. Michal Aaronson, Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-
1078V
73. Amanda Dallabetta, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 18-1079V
74. Lisa Anthony, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 18-1080V
75. Amy Wood, Bandon, Oregon, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-1084V

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76. Caitlin M. Doyle, Feasterville, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 18-1085V
77. Tammy DeBoer, Chicago, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-
1086V
78. Marin Tully, Covington, Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-
1087V
79. Yvonne Richert, Fairfield, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
18-1090V
80. Helen Briggs, Centre, Alabama, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-1091V
81. David Choi, St. Louis, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-
1095V
82. Richard LeAndro, Wellington, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 
18-1097V
83. Deanna Gould, Troy, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-1098V
84. Chiaquitta Purnell-Reid, Marietta, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 18-1101V
85. Louie Worthy, Huntingtown, Maryland, Court of Federal Claims No: 
18-1104V
86. James Mahoney, Esq., Los Angeles, California, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 18-1105V
87. Sarah L. Ickes, Burlington, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 18-1106V
88. Sharon Pickens, Mesquite, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-
1107V
89. Patricia Raduziner, Northridge, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 18-1108V
90. John Veselovsky, Gardena, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
18-1109V
91. Salvador Monarrez, Bakersfield, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 18-1111V
92. Amanda Swint-Moore and Michael Moore on behalf of M. A. M., 
Wartburg, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-1112V
93. Sophia Peer, Brooklyn, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-
1114V
94. Heather Harvard, Clearwater, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 
18-1120V

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