Deanna Williams v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2019)

Deanna Williams filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of her October 22, 2014 influenza vaccination. The initial ruling on entitlement, issued on January 31, 2019, found that Ms.

Williams was entitled to compensation. The court determined that she received the flu vaccine in her left shoulder on October 22, 2014, and that her shoulder symptoms began within 48 hours of the vaccination.

The court also found that her pain and reduced range of motion were limited to the left shoulder and that no other condition explained her symptoms, satisfying the Table requirements for SIRVA. Subsequently, on October 17, 2019, a decision awarding damages was issued based on a joint proffer.

Ms. Williams was awarded $70,000.00 in compensation for pain and suffering, plus $688.05 to satisfy the State of California Medicaid lien, for a total award of $70,688.05.