Janet Buksa v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration [“SIRVA”] (2016)

Janet Buksa filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on October 15, 2013, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on January 27, 2012. The respondent filed a proffer on award of compensation on January 8, 2016, agreeing to a settlement.

The decision awarded Janet Buksa a lump sum payment of $443,284.82, which included compensation for future medical care expenses ($98,485.68), lost earnings ($209,215.14), pain and suffering ($125,000.00), and past unreimbursable expenses ($10,584.00). The case proceeded as a Table claim, and the parties stipulated to the damages.