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CHCC Decision Database - Detail & Summary Screen
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A 49-year-old woman suffered a permanent nervous system disorder after a tetanus vaccine. A special master in vaccine Program dismissed her case because she had insufficient scientific literature to support her claim. However, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims reversed the decision and found in favor of the woman. The absence of literature, the Court found, was not fatal to her claim. She needed only a reliable expert opinion, a strong temporal relationship between the vaccine and the onset of symptoms, and a logical sequence of cause and effect. This case overruled the Stevens decision.
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