Paula Yost v. HHS - Influenza, left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2017)

Paula Yost filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine in her left shoulder on October 25, 2014. She claimed the injury caused symptoms lasting more than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused or aggravated her injury. Despite this denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case and award compensation.

The court adopted the stipulation, awarding Paula Yost a lump sum of $170,000.00. This amount was intended to cover all damages available under the Vaccine Act.

The case proceeded as a Table claim, as SIRVA is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. The decision date was April 10, 2017, and the petition was filed on December 9, 2016.