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.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	component of the United States Court of Federal Claims → federal adjudicative body → specialized tribunal →
abbreviation	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	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services → 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	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 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 →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
United States Court of Federal Claims →	hearsAppealsFrom