Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims

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component of the United States Court of Federal Claims federal adjudicative body specialized tribunal

The Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims is a specialized tribunal that adjudicates claims brought under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Office of Special Masters	3
Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims canonical	3
United States Court of Federal Claims, Office of Special Masters	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T752552 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Context triple: [United States Court of Federal Claims, hearsAppealsFrom, Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims]

A. United States Court of Federal Claims
The United States Court of Federal Claims is a specialized federal trial court that hears monetary claims for damages against the U.S. government, including contract disputes, tax refunds, and takings cases.
B. United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
The United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals was a specialized federal appellate court that primarily heard appeals in customs and patent cases before its functions were transferred to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
C. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is a specialized federal appellate court with nationwide jurisdiction over certain subject areas, including patent law, international trade, government contracts, and veterans’ benefits.
D. United States Tax Court
The United States Tax Court is a federal trial court that specializes in resolving disputes between taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service over federal tax liabilities.
E. Clerk of the United States Tax Court
The Clerk of the United States Tax Court is the chief administrative officer responsible for managing the court’s records, filings, and procedural operations.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Target entity description: The Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims is a specialized tribunal that adjudicates claims brought under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

A. United States Court of Federal Claims
The United States Court of Federal Claims is a specialized federal trial court that hears monetary claims for damages against the U.S. government, including contract disputes, tax refunds, and takings cases.
B. United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
The United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals was a specialized federal appellate court that primarily heard appeals in customs and patent cases before its functions were transferred to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
C. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is a specialized federal appellate court with nationwide jurisdiction over certain subject areas, including patent law, international trade, government contracts, and veterans’ benefits.
D. United States Tax Court
The United States Tax Court is a federal trial court that specializes in resolving disputes between taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service over federal tax liabilities.
E. Clerk of the United States Tax Court
The Clerk of the United States Tax Court is the chief administrative officer responsible for managing the court’s records, filings, and procedural operations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	component of the United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ federal adjudicative body ⓘ specialized tribunal ⓘ
abbreviation	OpenStreetMap ⓘ surface form: OSM
adjudicates	petitions for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ⓘ vaccine injury compensation claims ⓘ
administers	National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Vaccine Court ⓘ
caseFilingMethod	petition filed in the United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ
caseResolutionMethods	decision on the record without hearing ⓘ entitlement decision after hearing ⓘ settlement ⓘ
caseType	civil claims ⓘ
compensationPaidBy	Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund ⓘ
compensationType	death benefits ⓘ lost earnings ⓘ medical expenses ⓘ pain and suffering ⓘ
coordinatesWith	United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services United States Department of Justice ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
country	United States of America ⓘ
createdToAddress	liability concerns related to vaccine manufacturers and providers ⓘ
decisionAppealableTo	United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ
decisionReviewableBy	United States federal judges ⓘ surface form: judges of the United States Court of Federal Claims
employs	special masters appointed by judges of the United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ
establishedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
fundingSource	Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund ⓘ
governs	vaccine injury petitions filed under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-11 ⓘ
hasDocketType	vaccine docket ⓘ
hasNumberOfSpecialMasters	8 ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/vaccine-programoffice-special-masters ⓘ
hearsCasesFrom	individuals alleging vaccine-related injuries or deaths ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States federal law ⓘ
legalBasis	42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to 300aa-34 ⓘ National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 ⓘ
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ
operatesUnder	Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ
parentOrganization	United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ
partOf	Article I court ⓘ surface form: Article I court system of the United States
primaryStatute	National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program provisions of the Public Health Service Act ⓘ
proceduralRuleSet	Vaccine Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ
processType	no-fault compensation process ⓘ
purpose	to ensure efficient and consistent adjudication of vaccine injury petitions ⓘ to provide a no-fault alternative to the traditional tort system for resolving vaccine injury claims ⓘ
subjectMatter	alleged injuries or deaths associated with covered vaccines ⓘ
uses	Vaccine Injury Table ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Court of Federal Claims → hearsAppealsFrom → Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program → adjudicatedBy → Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

Vaccine Court → officialName → Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Court of Federal Claims, Office of Special Masters

Vaccine Court → hasPart → Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

this entity surface form: Office of Special Masters

Vaccine Court → informalNameOf → Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

Vaccine Injury Table → usedBy → Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

this entity surface form: Office of Special Masters

Vaccine Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims → administeredBy → Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

this entity surface form: Office of Special Masters

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