John Hanlon and Ruth Ann Hanlon, Parents and Next Friends of Michael Hanlon v. Secretary of Health and Human Services

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• noting that special master did not abuse her discretion in considering medical evidence that was not available earlier
• finding that a special master’s determination was not arbitrary, capricious, or an abuse of discretion, and was in accordance with the law when there was ample support for it in the record
• noting that “[s]pecial masters are neither bound by their own decisions nor by cases from the Court of Federal Claims, except, of course, in the same case on remand”
• finding that special master did not abuse her discretion in calling witness to testify
• discussing substantive revisions of the Vaccine Injury Table that were based on reports by the IOM
• noting the Vaccine Act provides Special Masters with great deference in determining the credibility and reliability of expert witnesses and holding a Special Master’s “credibility determinations are virtually unreviewable”

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