{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00913","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00913-1","petitioner_identifier":"Cheryl Stephens","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2015-09-29","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":115019,"decision_date":"2017-02-14","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T04:54:43.238613+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Off-Table. Petitioner Cheryl Stephens received an influenza vaccine on September 29, 2015. She alleged a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA). The respondent conceded that the injury was consistent with SIRVA, caused-in-fact by the vaccination, and that no other causes were identified. All statutory and jurisdictional requirements were met. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey ruled on entitlement on October 25, 2016, finding petitioner entitled to compensation. A decision awarding damages was issued on February 14, 2017. The respondent proffered an award of $115,019.92, which the petitioner accepted. The award was a lump sum payment of $115,019.92. Attorneys: Amber D. Wilson for petitioner, Lara A. Englund for respondent. Special Master: Nora Beth Dorsey.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2016-10-25","case_summary":"Cheryl Stephens filed a petition for compensation on August 1, 2016, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on September 29, 2015. The respondent filed a Rule 4(c) Report on October 24, 2016, conceding that the petitioner's injury was consistent with SIRVA and was caused-in-fact by the flu vaccination. The respondent also stated that no other causes for the petitioner's SIRVA were identified and that all statutory and jurisdictional requirements were met, including the condition having persisted for more than six months. Based on the respondent's concession and the evidence of record, Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey issued a ruling on entitlement on October 25, 2016, finding petitioner entitled to compensation. Subsequently, on February 14, 2017, Chief Special Master Dorsey issued a decision awarding damages. The respondent had filed a proffer indicating the petitioner should be awarded $115,019.92, and the petitioner agreed with this amount. The court awarded Cheryl Stephens a lump sum payment of $115,019.92, representing compensation for all damages available under § 300aa-15(a). The attorneys for the petitioner were Amber D. Wilson of Maglio Christopher and Toale, PA, and the attorney for the respondent was Lara A. 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