Ilnicky v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 16-1213

Petitioners Rebecca and Odin Ilnicky filed a Vaccine Act claim on behalf of their minor child S.I., alleging that an MMR vaccine administered on June 23, 2015 caused Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP).
The case was assigned to the Office of Special Masters’ Special Processing Unit (SPU).
Respondent filed a Rule 4(c) Report conceding entitlement to compensation, stating S.I.’s injury is consistent with ITP as defined in the Vaccine Injury Table.
Respondent noted S.I.’s ITP manifested between seven and thirty days after vaccination, giving petitioners the Table presumption of causation.
Respondent did not identify any alternative causes for S.I.’s ITP and concluded petitioners met the statutory six-month residual requirement.
The Chief Special Master accepted respondent’s concession and found petitioners entitled to compensation.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Table causation (MMR → ITP)	MMR caused S.I.’s ITP; timing fits Table window	Concedes timing and consistency with Table injury	Concession accepted; Table presumption applies
Alternative causes	No other causes identified in medical record	Respondent identified none	No alternative cause found
Six-month residual requirement	S.I. suffered required six months of residuals	Respondent agrees statutory requirement met	Requirement satisfied
Entitlement to compensation	Petitioners seek Vaccine Act compensation	Respondent concedes entitlement based on record	Petitioners entitled to compensation

No cases with official reporter citations were cited in this unpublished ruling.