Karol Danner-Rieland v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2018)

Karol Danner-Rieland filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on September 18, 2017, alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine received on January 9, 2013. She further alleged that she suffered the residual effects of her injury for more than six months after the vaccination.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccine caused petitioner's SIRVA or any other injury. Despite the denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that compensation should be awarded.

The Chief Special Master found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Pursuant to the stipulation, the Court awarded Karol Danner-Rieland a lump sum of $77,500.00 for all items of damages and an additional $97.91 to satisfy a State of Washington Medicaid lien.

The total award was $77,598.00.