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

Patricia Pendergrass 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 November 9, 2016. The respondent conceded that petitioner was entitled to compensation, finding that she met the criteria for SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table: no recent history of shoulder pain, onset of pain within 48 hours after vaccination, pain limited to the vaccinated shoulder, and no other identified condition to explain the pain.

The respondent also agreed that her condition had residual effects for more than six months. A ruling on entitlement was issued on April 16, 2019, finding her entitled to compensation.

Subsequently, on June 26, 2019, a decision awarding damages was issued. The parties stipulated to an award of $116,622.27, which included $4,760.82 for past unreimbursable medical expenses, $95,000.00 for pain and suffering, and $16,861.45 for lost earnings.