{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00742","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00742-1","petitioner_identifier":"Jennifer Kreger","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2015-10-21","condition_raw":"Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":60254,"decision_date":"2018-08-29","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:00:53.485583+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Jennifer Kreger filed a petition alleging a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine administered on October 21, 2015. The respondent conceded that the injury was a Table SIRVA injury and that the six-month sequela requirement was met. The public decision does not describe the specific onset, symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of injury. No experts were named in the public text. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey issued a Ruling on Entitlement on January 25, 2018, finding petitioner entitled to compensation. On April 26, 2018, respondent proffered an award of $57,500.00 for pain and suffering and $2,754.51 for past unreimbursable expenses, totaling $60,254.51, which petitioner accepted. Chief Special Master Dorsey awarded this amount on August 29, 2018. Petitioner was represented by Kathleen Margaret Loucks, and respondent by Lara Ann Englund.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2018-01-25","case_summary":"Jennifer Kreger filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on June 5, 2017, alleging she suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine administered on October 21, 2015. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit. On January 25, 2018, the respondent filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding that petitioner was entitled to compensation. The respondent concluded that petitioner suffered a Table SIRVA injury and that the statutory six-month sequela requirement was satisfied. Based on the respondent's concession and the evidence of record, Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey issued a Ruling on Entitlement on January 25, 2018, finding petitioner entitled to compensation. Subsequently, on April 26, 2018, the respondent filed a Proffer on Award of Compensation. The proffer recommended an award of $57,500.00 for actual and projected pain and suffering and $2,754.51 for past unreimbursable expenses, totaling $60,254.51. The proffer stated that petitioner agreed with the proffered award. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey issued a decision on August 29, 2018, awarding Jennifer Kreger a lump sum payment of $60,254.51, representing $57,500.00 for pain and suffering and $2,754.51 for past unreimbursable expenses. Petitioner was represented by Kathleen Margaret Loucks of Lommen Abdo Law Firm, and respondent was represented by Lara Ann Englund of the U.S. Department of Justice. 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