{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00035","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00035-0","petitioner_identifier":"Cynthia Kuhn","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2013-09-27","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":65000,"decision_date":"2016-02-17","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T02:46:16.295289+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Cynthia Kuhn alleged a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine on September 27, 2013. The respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for damages, which was approved by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. The stipulation awarded petitioner $65,000.00 in a lump sum. The public decision does not describe the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism of injury. The case was resolved via stipulation, indicating a \"Table\" theory of causation was likely considered or agreed upon for the purpose of settlement, as SIRVA is a condition listed in the Vaccine Injury Table.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2015-11-19","case_summary":"Cynthia Kuhn filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on November 19, 2015, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving the influenza vaccine on September 27, 2013. Petitioner stated that she received a vaccine set forth in the Vaccine Table, that the injury's effects lasted more than six months, and that no lawsuits had been filed or settlements or awards accepted for her vaccine-related injury. The respondent denied that the influenza immunization caused petitioner's alleged shoulder injury or any other condition. Despite the respondent's denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation for damages on November 18, 2015. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the court. The stipulation awarded Cynthia Kuhn a lump sum of $65,000.00, payable to petitioner, as compensation for all eligible damages. The court directed the clerk to enter judgment accordingly.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Ronald Homer","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C.","petitioner_attorney_location":"Boston, MA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|ronald-homer|","firm_canonical_key":"conway-homer","package_title":"KUHN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00035","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00035.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00035.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00035-0","title":"KUHN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 11/19/2015) regarding 26 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2016-02-17","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00035/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00035-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":976247,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00035/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00035-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00035-1","title":"KUHN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 03/25/2016) regarding 34 DECISION of Special Master - Fees ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2016-05-18","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}