Pay.gov Services Unavailable Saturday, April 1, 2023, 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm ET

Please take notice that due to Pay.gov system upgrades, attorneys will not be able to file complaints or notices of appeal via CM/ECF on Saturday April 1, 2023, between the hours of 6:00 pm and 10:00 pm ET. If you have any questions, please contact the Clerk's Office at 202-357-6406.

34th Annual Judicial Conference

Save the Date! The Court's 34th Annual Judicial Conference is November 9, 2023.

Click here for more information.

Joint Administrative Order Updated National Courts Building Protocols

Masks are no longer required to enter the National Courts Building.

The full order can be found here.

Updated Order Continuing Suspension of Paper Filing Requirements in Pro Se Cases

Consistent with this court’s General Orders issued on 3/18/2020, 11/13/2020, 12/23/2020, 3/3/2021, and 9/12/2022, paper filing requirements in pro se cases are suspended until further order of the court. For more information, please see Updated General Order 2022-01 (Sept. 12, 2022).

Message From the Chief Special Master

On behalf of the seven other special masters and staff attorneys, law clerks, and administrative staff who make up the Office of Special Masters, welcome! The Vaccine Program, as it is colloquially known, came into existence more than 30 years ago after an Act of Congress, and seeks to provide an expedited and fair means of adjudicating claims that a vaccine has caused an injury. Like the Court of Federal Claims itself, we at “OSM” are always mindful of our role as a tribunal that exists to permit citizens to bring claims against the United States. In the effort to ensure that all Vaccine Act claims receive fair consideration, we ultimately seek to serve the petitioners who bring these claims. Read more. For Chief Special Master Corcoran’s biography, please click here.