Robert Leonard v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury (2017)

Robert Leonard filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on October 7, 2015, alleging he suffered a shoulder injury as a result of receiving an influenza vaccine and a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on January 27, 2015. He further alleged that he suffered the residual effects of this injury for more than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccinations caused his shoulder injury or any other condition. Despite the denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation.

The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. The parties stipulated that Robert Leonard would receive a lump sum of $70,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act.

The court approved this amount and directed that judgment be entered accordingly.