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RICKETT v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

No. 2011-5038.

ROBERT RICKETT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: November 18, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

CLIFFORD J. SHOEMAKER , Shoemaker & Associates, of Vienna, Virginia, argued for petitioner-appellant.

HEATHER L. PEARLMAN , Trial Attorney, Torts Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. With her on the brief were TONY WEST , Assistant Attorney General, >MARK W. ROGERS , Acting Director, VINCENT J. MATANOSKI , Acting Deputy Director, and GABRIELLE M. FIELDING , Assistant Director.

Before NEWMAN, O'MALLEY, and REYNA, Circuit Judges.

This disposition is nonprecedential

REYNA, Circuit Judge.

Robert Rickett appeals from a decision of the United States Court of Federal Claims ("Court of Federal Claims"), affirming the denial of his claim that the Hepatitis B vaccine caused his fibromyalgia ("FM"). We have considered Mr. Rickett's arguments and for the reasons set forth below, we affirm the decision of the Court of Federal Claims.

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