Traci Wilks Jones v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccination administration (SIRVA) (2020)

Traci Jones filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on December 8, 2017, alleging she developed a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine received on October 1, 2015. The case progressed, and on May 26, 2020, Petitioner filed an unopposed motion to dismiss her petition.

She conceded that experts demonstrated she would be unable to prove entitlement to compensation, stating further proceedings would be an inefficient use of resources. Respondent had no objection.

The decision noted that to receive compensation, Petitioner must prove either a Table Injury or that her injury was caused by the vaccine. The record did not contain evidence of a Table Injury, nor persuasive evidence that the flu vaccine caused her alleged injury.

The medical records were deemed insufficient to prove her claim, and she had not filed a supportive expert opinion. Therefore, the case was dismissed for insufficient proof.