Rafael D. Leal v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2020)

Rafael D. Leal filed a petition for compensation on October 13, 2017, alleging he developed shoulder injuries related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) in both arms after receiving an influenza vaccine in his left arm and a Tdap vaccine in his right arm on February 29, 2016.

He claimed the residual effects of his injury lasted more than six months. On November 1, 2019, the parties filed a joint stipulation to dismiss the action.

Mr. Leal had informed his counsel that he wished to withdraw from the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program and did not want to pursue a separate legal action.

Consequently, the case was dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Vaccine Rule 21(a), and no judgment was to be entered. The decision date was January 10, 2020.