VICP Registry Case Source Bundle
Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00820
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00820
Petitioner: Heidi Theis
Filed: 2017-06-19
Decided: 2021-07-20
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2014-10-24
Condition: left shoulder injury, chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 203005

AI-assisted case summary:
Heidi Theis filed a petition on June 19, 2017, alleging that the influenza vaccine she received on October 24, 2014, caused a left shoulder injury, later diagnosed as chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS). Ms. Theis further alleged that the residual effects of this injury lasted for more than six months and that there had been no prior award or settlement for damages related to her condition. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccine caused Ms. Theis's left shoulder injury, CRPS, or any other injury. Despite the respondent's denial, the parties reached a joint stipulation for compensation. Special Master Christian J. Moran reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the Court. The stipulation awarded Ms. Theis a lump sum payment of $203,005.20, payable by check to the petitioner. This amount was intended to compensate for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). The decision was filed on July 20, 2021. Amber D. Wilson represented the petitioner, and Lynn C. Schlie represented the respondent. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses involved in this case.

Theory of causation field:
Heidi Theis received an influenza vaccine on October 24, 2014, and subsequently developed a left shoulder injury diagnosed as chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS), with residual effects lasting over six months. The injury is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. The respondent denied causation. The parties reached a joint stipulation for compensation, which was adopted by Special Master Christian J. Moran on July 20, 2021. The stipulation awarded a lump sum of $203,005.20 to the petitioner, Heidi Theis, represented by Amber D. Wilson. The respondent was represented by Lynn C. Schlie. The specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or detailed medical evidence supporting the causation theory are not described in the provided public decision text, which indicates the case was resolved via stipulation.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00820-0
Date issued/filed: 2021-08-17
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 07/20/2021) regarding 89 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (Attachments: # (1) Joint Stipulation) (hh) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:17-vv-00820-UNJ Document 93 Filed 08/17/21 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
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HEIDI THEIS, *
* No. 17-820V
Petitioner, * Special Master Christian J. Moran
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v. * Filed: July 20, 2021
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SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Stipulation; influenza (“flu”) vaccine;
AND HUMAN SERVICES, * SIRVA; shoulder injury; chronic
* regional pain syndrome (“CRPS”).
Respondent. *
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Amber D. Wilson, Wilson Science Law, Washington, DC, for Petitioner;
Lynn C. Schlie, United States Dep’t of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
UNPUBLISHED DECISION1
On July 13, 2021, the parties filed a joint stipulation concerning the petition
for compensation filed by Heidi Theis on June 19, 2017. Petitioner alleged that the
influenza (“flu”) vaccine she received on October 24, 2014, which is contained in
the Vaccine Injury Table (the “Table”), 42 C.F.R. §100.3(a), caused her to suffer a
left shoulder injury, which was subsequently diagnosed as chronic regional pain
syndrome (“CRPS”). Petitioner further alleges that she suffered the residual
effects of this injury for more than six months. Petitioner represents that there has
been no prior award or settlement of a civil action for damages on her behalf as a
result of her condition.
Respondent denies that the flu vaccine caused petitioner to suffer from a left
shoulder injury, CRPS, or any other injury.
1 The E-Government Act, 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal Management and
Promotion of Electronic Government Services), requires that the Court post this decision on its
website. Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 18(b), the parties have 14 days to file a motion proposing
redaction of medical information or other information described in 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-12(d)(4).
Any redactions ordered by the special master will appear in the document posted on the website.

Case 1:17-vv-00820-UNJ Document 93 Filed 08/17/21 Page 2 of 2
Nevertheless, the parties agree to the joint stipulation, attached hereto. The
undersigned finds said stipulation reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the
Court in awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein.
Damages awarded in that stipulation include:
A lump sum payment of $203,005.20 in the form of a check payable to
petitioner. This amount represents compensation for all damages that
would be available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a).
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC, Appendix B,
the clerk is directed to enter judgment according to this decision and the attached
stipulation.2
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Christian J. Moran
Christian J. Moran
Special Master
2 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), the parties can expedite entry of judgment by each
party filing a notice renouncing the right to seek review by a United States Court of Federal
Claims judge.
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