§ 130A‑426.  Determination of claims.

(a) The Commission shall determine, on the basis of the evidence presented to it, the following issues:

(1) Whether any injuries alleged in the claim are vaccine‑related injuries; and

(2) How much compensation, if any, is awardable pursuant to G.S.  130A‑427.

(b) If the Commission determines pursuant to subsection (a) of this section that the injuries alleged in the claim are not vaccine‑related injuries, it shall render a decision denying any compensation. If the Commission decides that any of the injuries are vaccine‑related injuries it shall make an award pursuant to guidelines it establishes specifically adopted to relate to vaccine‑related injuries. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1008, s. 1.)