Sophia Herrera v. HHS - Influenza, Parsonage-Turner Syndrome (2017)

Sophia Herrera filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on February 10, 2017, alleging that she suffered Parsonage-Turner Syndrome caused by an influenza vaccination received on September 23, 2013. The respondent denied that the vaccine caused her condition.

The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, clinical presentation, diagnostic tests, or treatments. The parties subsequently filed a joint stipulation for damages on February 9, 2017, agreeing that compensation should be awarded.

Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Sophia Herrera was awarded a lump sum of $70,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages.

Petitioner's counsel was John Howie, Jr. of Howie Law, P.C., and respondent's counsel was Camille Collett of the U.S. Department of Justice.

The decision was issued on February 10, 2017.