{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00364","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00364-0","petitioner_identifier":"Matthew L. Bonk","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2016-03-10","condition_raw":"Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (“SIRVA”)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":96620,"decision_date":"2018-12-19","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T04:59:29.536576+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Matthew L. Bonk alleged a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine on March 10, 2016. Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation, which was adopted by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. The stipulation did not detail the specific mechanism of injury or present expert testimony. Petitioner was awarded $96,620.78 as a lump sum. The theory of causation was based on the \"Table\" as indicated by the provided database fields, but the public decision text does not elaborate on this or provide further details on the medical basis for the stipulation. Attorneys involved were Jeffrey S. Pop for the petitioner and Althea Walker Davis for the respondent. The decision date was December 19, 2018.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2017-03-17","case_summary":"Matthew L. Bonk filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on March 17, 2017. He alleged that he suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine administered on March 10, 2016. Mr. Bonk stated that he had not received a prior award or settlement, the vaccine was administered in the United States, and he suffered residual effects for more than six months. The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused petitioner's SIRVA or any other injury. Despite this denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on November 14, 2018, agreeing that compensation should be awarded. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the Court's decision. Pursuant to the stipulation, Matthew L. Bonk was awarded a lump sum of $96,620.78, payable to the petitioner, representing compensation for all items of damages. Petitioner was represented by Jeffrey S. Pop of Jeffrey S. Pop & Associates, and respondent was represented by Althea Walker Davis of the U.S. Department of Justice.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Matthew L. Bonk","petitioner_attorney_name":"Jeffrey S. Pop","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Jeffrey S. Pop & Associates","petitioner_attorney_location":"Beverly Hills, CA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:45:32","attorney_canonical_keys":"|jeffrey-pop|","firm_canonical_key":"jeffrey-s-pop-and-associates","package_title":"BONK v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00364","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00364.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00364.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00364-0","title":"BONK v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 11/14/2018) regarding 42 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. )(mpj) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2018-12-19","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00364/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00364-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":560417,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00364/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00364-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00364-1","title":"BONK v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 01/04/2019) regarding 49 DECISION of Special Master - Fees ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. )(mpj) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2019-02-27","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}