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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01261
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01261
Petitioner: Doncella H. Voncannon
Filed: 2016-10-04
Decided: 2017-12-12
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2015-10-06
Condition: shoulder injury related to vaccine administration
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 108000

AI-assisted case summary:
Doncella H. Voncannon filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on October 4, 2016, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccination on October 6, 2015. The petition stated the vaccination occurred in the United States and that she experienced residual effects for more than six months, with no prior award or settlement for her condition. The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused her injury. However, the parties later filed a joint stipulation 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. Pursuant to the stipulation, Ms. Voncannon was awarded a lump sum of $108,000.00, representing compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act. The decision was issued on December 12, 2017. Nancy Meyers represented the petitioner, and Sarah Duncan represented the respondent.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Doncella H. Voncannon alleged a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccination on October 6, 2015. The respondent denied that the vaccine caused the injury. The parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to compensation. The public decision does not describe the specific mechanism of injury, medical experts, or detailed clinical facts. The award was a lump sum of $108,000.00. The decision was issued by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey on December 12, 2017, based on a stipulation filed May 9, 2017. Petitioner counsel was Nancy Meyers, and respondent counsel was Sarah Duncan.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01261-0
Date issued/filed: 2017-12-12
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 05/10/2017) regarding 25 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 16-1261V
Filed: May 10, 2017
UNPUBLISHED
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DONCELLA H. VONCANNON, *
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Petitioner, * Joint Stipulation on Damages;
v. * Influenza (“Flu”); Shoulder Injury
* Related to Vaccine Administration
SECRETARY OF HEALTH * (“SIRVA”);
AND HUMAN SERVICES, * Special Processing Unit (“SPU”)
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Respondent. *
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Nancy Meyers, Ward Black Law, Greensboro, NC, for petitioner.
Sarah Duncan, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1
Dorsey, Chief Special Master:
On October 4, 2016, petitioner filed a petition for compensation under the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.,2 (the
“Vaccine Act”). Petitioner alleges that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine
administration (“SIRVA”) following an October 6, 2015 influenza (“flu”) vaccination.
Petition at 1; Stipulation, filed May 9, 2017, at ¶ 4. Petitioner further alleges that the
vaccination was administered within the United States, that she experienced the
residual effects of this injury for more than six months, and that there has been no prior
award or settlement of a civil action for damages on her behalf as a result of her
condition. Petition at 3; Stipulation at ¶¶ 3-5. “Respondent denies that the influenza
vaccine caused petitioner to suffer from a shoulder injury or any other injury.” Stipulation
at ¶ 6.
1 Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, the
undersigned intends to post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, in accordance with
the E-Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal Management and Promotion of
Electronic Government Services). In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), petitioner has 14 days to
identify and move to redact medical or other information, the disclosure of which would constitute an
unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, the undersigned agrees that the identified material fits
within this definition, the undersigned will redact such material from public access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for
ease of citation, all “§” references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2012).

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Nevertheless, on May 9, 2017, the parties filed the attached joint stipulation,
stating that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. The undersigned
finds the stipulation reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the Court in awarding
damages, on the terms set forth therein.
Pursuant to the terms stated in the attached Stipulation, the undersigned
awards the following compensation:
A lump sum of $108,000.00 in the form of a check payable to petitioner.
Stipulation at ¶ 8. This amount represents compensation for all items of
damages that would be available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). Id.
The undersigned approves the requested amount for petitioner’s compensation.
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the clerk of
the court is directed to enter judgment in accordance with this decision.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Nora Beth Dorsey
Nora Beth Dorsey
Chief Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by the parties’ joint filing of notice
renouncing the right to seek review.
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