Anna Ballard v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2018)

Anna Ballard filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine in her left shoulder on October 28, 2015. She claimed the residual effects of the injury lasted for more than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccine caused the alleged SIRVA and its residual effects. Despite this denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to a settlement.

The court adopted the stipulation, awarding Anna Ballard a total of $79,102. This amount included $79,000 for all damages and $102.74 to satisfy a State of Georgia Medicaid lien.

The stipulation stated that the flu vaccine is on the Vaccine Injury Table. The parties agreed that this settlement resolved all claims related to the flu vaccine administered on October 28, 2015, and Anna Ballard released the Secretary and the United States from further claims related to this incident.