Opinion ID: 599239
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Heading: the statutory compensation provisions

Text: 19 Section 300aa-15 of the Vaccine Act sets forth specific expenses for which compensation can be awarded to petitioner, including: expenses which result from the vaccine-related injury for which the petitioner seeks compensation, 42 U.S.C.A. § 300aa-15(a)(1)(A)(i), expenses incurred by or on behalf of the person who suffered such injury, id. at § 300aa-5(a)(1)(A)(ii), expenses for diagnosis and medical or other remedial care determined to be reasonably necessary, id. at § 300aa-15(a)(1)(A)(iii)(I), and expenses for rehabilitation, developmental evaluation, special education, vocational training and placement, case management services, counseling, emotional or behavioral therapy, residential and custodial care and service expenses, special equipment, related travel expenses, and facilities determined to be reasonably necessary, id. at § 300aa-15(a)(1)(A)(iii)(II). See also id. at § 300aa-15(a)(1)(B) (Subsection (a)(1)(B) covers the same types of expenses as subsection (a)(1)(A), except that the former covers expenses incurred before the date of the judgment while the later covers expenses incurred after the date of the judgment.). 20 In the event of a vaccine-related death, the Vaccine Act authorizes payment of $250,000 to the estate of the deceased. 42 U.S.C.A. § 300aa-15(a)(2). In the case of a vaccine-related injury incurred after attaining the age of 18, the Vaccine Act additionally provides compensation for lost earnings. Id. at § 300aa-15(a)(3)(A). Finally, the Vaccine Act authorizes compensation for pain and suffering, id. at § 300aa-15(a)(4), and for attorney fees and other costs incurred in any proceeding on [a] petition, id. at § 300aa-15(e). The Vaccine Act does not authorize any other compensation. Indeed, the Vaccine Act specifically prohibits compensation for punitive or exemplary damages, id. at § 300aa-15(d)(1), and for anything other than the health, education, or welfare of the person who suffered the vaccine-related injury with respect to which the compensation is paid, id. at § 300aa-15(d)(2), except as specifically provided.