Debra Daniels v. HHS - Influenza, Parsonage-Turner Syndrome (2018)

Debra Daniels filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on October 10, 2017, alleging that she suffered Parsonage-Turner Syndrome caused by the influenza vaccine she received on October 8, 2012. She claimed the vaccine was administered in the United States and that she experienced residual effects for more than six months.

Respondent denied that the influenza vaccine caused her condition. Despite this denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case and award compensation.

The court adopted the stipulation, awarding Ms. Daniels a lump sum of $40,000.00.

This amount was intended to cover all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act. The decision was issued on February 13, 2018, and the case proceeded as an off-Table claim, meaning Ms.

Daniels had to prove causation-in-fact, though the parties ultimately stipulated to an award.