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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01035
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01035
Petitioner: Angeline Oldfield
Filed: 2015-09-17
Decided: 2016-05-18
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2013-10-07
Condition: Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 92500

AI-assisted case summary:
Angeline Oldfield filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that she suffered debilitating pain and restricted range of motion in her left shoulder and arm, caused by the trivalent influenza vaccine she received on October 7, 2013. She also alleged that the vaccine aggravated an underlying condition, leading to her shoulder and arm issues. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, conceded that Ms. Oldfield suffered a non-Table injury of SIRVA and that the injury was causally related to the flu vaccination. The respondent further agreed that Ms. Oldfield met the statutory requirements for compensation, including suffering the condition for more than six months. Based on the respondent's concession and the evidence, the court issued a ruling on entitlement, finding Ms. Oldfield entitled to compensation. Subsequently, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that Ms. Oldfield should be awarded $92,500.00. The court issued a decision awarding this lump sum payment to Ms. Oldfield, representing compensation for all damages available under the Act.

Theory of causation field:
Off-Table

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01035-0
Date issued/filed: 2016-04-26
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 12/07/2015) regarding 13 Ruling on Entitlement, ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.
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Case 1:15-vv-01035-UNJ Document 21 Filed 04/26/16 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 15-1035V
Filed: December 7, 2015
Unpublished
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ANGELINE OLDFIELD, *
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Petitioner, * Ruling on Entitlement; Concession;
* Trivalent Influenza (“Flu”) Vaccine;
* Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine
SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Administration (“SIRVA”);
AND HUMAN SERVICES, * Special Processing Unit (“SPU”)
*
Respondent. *
*
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Elizabeth Muldowney, Rawls, McNelis & Mitchell, P.C., Richmond, VA, for petitioner.
Douglas Ross, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
Dorsey, Chief Special Master:
On September 17, 2015, Angeline Oldfield (“petitioner”) filed a petition for
compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C.
§300aa-10, et seq.,2 [the “Vaccine Act” or “Program”]. Petitioner alleges that she
suffered “debilitating pain and restricted range of motion in her left shoulder and arm,
which was ‘caused-in-fact’” by the trivalent influenza (“flu”) vaccine she received on
October 7, 2013. Petition at 1. In the alternative, petitioner alleges that the flu vaccine
she received significantly aggravated an underlying condition “resulting in her
development of pain and decreased range of motion in her left arm.” Id. The case was
assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters.
On December 7, 2015, respondent filed her Rule 4(c) report in which she
concedes that petitioner is entitled to compensation in this case. Respondent’s Rule
4(c) Report at 1. Specifically, respondent “concluded that petitioner suffered a non-
1 Because this unpublished ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, the
undersigned intends to post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, in accordance with
the E-Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-347, § 205, 116 Stat. 2899, 2913 (codified as amended
at 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2006)). In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), petitioner has 14 days to
identify and move to redact medical or other information, the disclosure of which would constitute an
unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, the undersigned agrees that the identified material fits
within this definition, the undersigned will redact such material from public access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for
ease of citation, all “§” references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2012).

Case 1:15-vv-01035-UNJ Document 21 Filed 04/26/16 Page 2 of 2
Table injury of SIRVA and that the preponderance of the medical evidence indicates
that the injury was causally related to the flu vaccination she received on October 7,
2013.” Id. at 4. Respondent further agrees that “petitioner met the statutory
requirements by suffering the condition for more than six months . . . [and] has satisfied
all legal prerequisites for compensation under the Act.” Id.
In view of respondent’s concession and the evidence before me, the
undersigned finds that petitioner is entitled to compensation. Additionally, the
December 7, 2015 deadline for respondent’s status report is deemed moot and
terminated.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Nora Beth Dorsey
Nora Beth Dorsey
Chief Special Master
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DOCUMENT 2: USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01035-1
Date issued/filed: 2016-06-16
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 05/18/2016) regarding 29 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer, ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.
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Case 1:15-vv-01035-UNJ Document 33 Filed 06/16/16 Page 1 of 7
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 15-1035V
Filed: May 18, 2016
UNPUBLISHED
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ANGELINE OLDFIELD, *
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Petitioner, * Damages Decision Based on
v. * Stipulation; Trivalent Influenza Vaccine;
* Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine
SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Administration (“SIRVA”); Special
AND HUMAN SERVICES, * Processing Unit (“SPU”)
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Respondent. *
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Elizabeth Muldowney, Rawls, McNelis & Mitchell, P.C., Richmond, VA, for petitioner.
Douglas Ross, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION AWARDING DAMAGES1
Dorsey, Chief Special Master:
On September 17, 2015, Angeline Oldfield (“petitioner”) filed a petition for
compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C.
§300aa-10, et seq.,2 (the “Vaccine Act” or “Program”). Petitioner alleges that she
suffered “debilitating pain and restricted range of motion in her left shoulder and arm,
which was ‘caused-in-fact’” by the trivalent influenza (“flu”) vaccine she received on
October 7, 2013. Petition at 1. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit
of the Office of Special Masters.
On December 7, 2015, a ruling on entitlement was issued, finding petitioner
entitled to compensation for her shoulder injury. On May 18, 2016, respondent filed a
joint stipulation by the parties stipulating that petitioner should be awarded $92,500.00.
Stipulation at ¶ 9. Based on the record as a whole, the undersigned finds that petitioner
is entitled to an award as stated in the stipulation.
1 Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, the
undersigned intends to post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, in accordance with
the E-Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal Management and Promotion of
Electronic Government Services). In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), petitioner has 14 days to
identify and move to redact medical or other information, the disclosure of which would constitute an
unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, the undersigned agrees that the identified material fits
within this definition, the undersigned will redact such material from public access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for
ease of citation, all “§” references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2012).

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Pursuant to the terms stated in the attached Stipulation, the undersigned
awards petitioner a lump sum payment of $92,500.00 in the form of a check
payable to petitioner, Angeline Oldfield. This amount represents compensation for
all damages that would be available under § 300aa-15(a).
The clerk of the court is directed to enter judgment in accordance with this
decision.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Nora Beth Dorsey
Nora Beth Dorsey
Chief Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by the parties’ joint filing of notice
renouncing the right to seek review.
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