Re: Am I missing something here?

[Guest guest]

I am confused.....we are constantly reminded there are approximately 4,900 or 5,000 cases pending in the vaccine court seeking compensation for a vaccine injury that caused their child's autism.

My grandson "regressed" approximately 5 years ago. At that time, I understood there to be approximately 4,900 to 5,000 cases pending in the vaccine court...etc.etc.etc.

If the rate of autism is 1 in 150 EVERY DAY, how is it possible the number of pending cases remains constant? Am I missing something here?

Common sense suggests there should be TENS OF THOUSANDS of cases pending in vaccine court.

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[Guest guest]

A friend of mine filed for his 6 year old son and the court rejected

his claim. They said it was " not timely filed " . So you've got the

court rejecting claims without a serious look at the statute of

limitations for an individual case. They never asked my friend when

his son's symptoms first appeared, so how could they apply the

statute?

>

> I am confused.....we are constantly reminded there are

approximately 4,900

> or 5,000 cases pending in the vaccine court seeking compensation

for a vaccine

> injury that caused their child's autism.

>

> My grandson " regressed " approximately 5 years ago. At that time,

I

> understood there to be approximately 4,900 to 5,000 cases pending

in the vaccine

> court...etc.etc.etc.

>

> If the rate of autism is 1 in 150 EVERY DAY, how is it possible

the number

> of pending cases remains constant? Am I missing something here?

>

> Common sense suggests there should be TENS OF THOUSANDS of cases

pending in

> vaccine court.

>

> What gives?

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Some parents do not file because they don't believe it was vaccines.

Others don't file because they've already given up, they don't know

about the court, or they don't know how to file. Some think you need

a lawyer, you don't need a lawyer to stop the clock on the statute,

you simply file the autism short form, and worry about getting a

lawyer latter. So some parents are calling multiple lawyers trying

to get representation and probably getting rejected at every turn.

Just a clarification of the statute of limitations regarding vaccine

injuries: you have 3 years to file from the time the first symptoms

appeared, NOT when the kid is 3 years old! So if the first symptoms

appeared at 24 months, you've got another 36 months to file your

claim.

>

> I am confused.....we are constantly reminded there are

approximately 4,900

> or 5,000 cases pending in the vaccine court seeking compensation

for a vaccine

> injury that caused their child's autism.

>

> My grandson " regressed " approximately 5 years ago. At that time,

I

> understood there to be approximately 4,900 to 5,000 cases pending

in the vaccine

> court...etc.etc.etc.

>

> If the rate of autism is 1 in 150 EVERY DAY, how is it possible

the number

> of pending cases remains constant? Am I missing something here?

>

> Common sense suggests there should be TENS OF THOUSANDS of cases

pending in

> vaccine court.

>

> What gives?

>

>

>

> **************Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel

Guides.

> (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?

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>

[Guest guest]

I just think many, many, MANY of us missed the statute. When my ds

was descending into autism in 1996, I didn't even have the

internet. That's hard to imagine now, but there was just no info

out there for us. Our ped. certainly wasn't going to help us out

with info.

The 1990's kids just got screwed all the way around...

Sally

> >

> > I am confused.....we are constantly reminded there are

> approximately 4,900

> > or 5,000 cases pending in the vaccine court seeking

compensation

> for a vaccine

> > injury that caused their child's autism.

> >

> > My grandson " regressed " approximately 5 years ago. At that

time,

> I

> > understood there to be approximately 4,900 to 5,000 cases

pending

> in the vaccine

> > court...etc.etc.etc.

> >

> > If the rate of autism is 1 in 150 EVERY DAY, how is it possible

> the number

> > of pending cases remains constant? Am I missing something

here?

> >

> > Common sense suggests there should be TENS OF THOUSANDS of

cases

> pending in

> > vaccine court.

> >

> > What gives?

> >

> >

> >

> > **************Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL

Travel

> Guides.

> > (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?

> ncid=aoltrv00030000000016)

> >

>

[Guest guest]

We missed our window of opportunity to file. My son's symptoms appeared

at age 18-20 months, but we did not have a diagnosis for months later,

and knew nothing about vaccine injuries at that time, nor the process

to claim for same.

How do us parents who essentially " missed the boat " get this process

changed so we have our day in court as well?

-BJ

[Guest guest]

Congressman Dan Burton has proposed a look-back provision to fix this

problem. You might contact his office and find out the status of that.

>

> We missed our window of opportunity to file. My son's symptoms

appeared

> at age 18-20 months, but we did not have a diagnosis for months

later,

> and knew nothing about vaccine injuries at that time, nor the process

> to claim for same.

>

> How do us parents who essentially " missed the boat " get this process

> changed so we have our day in court as well?

>

> -BJ

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks -- will do, and will post what I learn.

-BJ

> >

> > We missed our window of opportunity to file. My son's symptoms

> appeared

> > at age 18-20 months, but we did not have a diagnosis for months

> later,

> > and knew nothing about vaccine injuries at that time, nor the

process

> > to claim for same.

> >

> > How do us parents who essentially " missed the boat " get this

process

> > changed so we have our day in court as well?

> >

> > -BJ

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I have always wondered why we can't get them for criminal

negligence/depraved indifference?

> >

> > We missed our window of opportunity to file. My son's symptoms

> appeared

> > at age 18-20 months, but we did not have a diagnosis for months

> later,

> > and knew nothing about vaccine injuries at that time, nor the

process

> > to claim for same.

> >

> > How do us parents who essentially " missed the boat " get this

process

> > changed so we have our day in court as well?

> >

> > -BJ

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I hope that one day we will.

What about the other countries who we send vaccines to, what do you

think they think of all this???

> > >

> > > We missed our window of opportunity to file. My son's symptoms

> > appeared

> > > at age 18-20 months, but we did not have a diagnosis for months

> > later,

> > > and knew nothing about vaccine injuries at that time, nor the

> process

> > > to claim for same.

> > >

> > > How do us parents who essentially " missed the boat " get this

> process

> > > changed so we have our day in court as well?

> > >

> > > -BJ

> > >

> >

>