Barbara van Esler v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2019)

On October 24, 2017, Barbara Van Esler filed a petition under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program alleging that the influenza vaccine she received on October 5, 2016, caused her to develop a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) with residual effects lasting more than six months. The respondent denied that the flu immunization caused the alleged SIRVA.

On June 11, 2019, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that compensation should be awarded. The Chief Special Master, Nora Beth Dorsey, found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court.

Barbara Van Esler was awarded a lump sum of $80,000.00, payable to her, as compensation for all items of damages. Petitioner's counsel was Maximillian J.

Muller of Muller Brazil, LLP, and respondent's counsel was Ryan Daniel Pyles of the U.S. Department of Justice.

The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical examinations, diagnostic tests, treatments, or the specific mechanism of injury. The public decision also does not name any medical experts for either party.