{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01234","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01234-0","petitioner_identifier":"Betsy Le","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2013-10-04","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":79521,"decision_date":"2018-06-12","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T02:50:28.784184+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":0,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Betsy Le filed a petition on September 30, 2016, alleging a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine received on October 4, 2013. The respondent conceded entitlement in a Rule 4(c) Report filed on March 20, 2018, and the Chief Special Master found petitioner entitled to compensation. A Proffer on Award of Damages, filed by respondent on March 30, 2018, proposed an award of $79,521.12, consisting of $75,000.00 for pain and suffering and $4,521.12 for past unreimbursable expenses. Petitioner agreed with this award. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey issued a decision on June 12, 2018, awarding the stipulated lump sum of $79,521.12. The public decision does not detail the specific mechanism of injury or name any medical experts. Petitioner was represented by Anh Van Tran, and respondent by Jennifer Leigh Reynaud.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2016-09-30","case_summary":"On September 30, 2016, Betsy Le filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that she received an influenza vaccine on October 4, 2013, and subsequently suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA). The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit. On March 20, 2018, a ruling on entitlement was issued, finding Ms. Le entitled to compensation. Subsequently, on March 30, 2018, the respondent filed a proffer on the award of compensation, indicating that Ms. Le should be awarded $79,521.12. This amount represented $75,000.00 for pain and suffering and $4,521.12 for past unreimbursable expenses. The respondent stated that Ms. Le agreed with the proffered award. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey reviewed the record and awarded Ms. Le a lump sum payment of $79,521.12, payable by check to Ms. Le. This award represented compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act. Petitioner's counsel was Anh Van Tran of Mathis & Donheiser, and respondent's counsel was Jennifer Leigh Reynaud of the U.S. Department of Justice. The decision was issued on June 12, 2018.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Anh Van Tran","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Mathis & Donheiser","petitioner_attorney_location":"Dallas, TX","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|anh-tran|","firm_canonical_key":"mathis-and-donheiser","package_title":"LE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01234","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01234.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01234.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01234-0","title":"LE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 04/03/2018) regarding 45 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2018-06-12","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01234/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01234-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":178069,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01234/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01234-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01234-1","title":"LE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 09/04/2018) regarding 52 DECISION of Special Master - Fees ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. )(mpj) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2018-10-23","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}