Sharon Rons v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2020)

Sharon Rons filed a petition on March 22, 2018, alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on October 28, 2015, caused her to suffer from a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA). The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused petitioner's alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her condition was a sequelae of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite these denials, the parties reached a stipulation recommending an award of compensation. Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey reviewed the stipulation and adopted it as the decision of the Court.

The stipulation provided for a lump sum payment of $60,000.00, payable to petitioner, to compensate for all damages available under the Vaccine Act. The parties agreed to expedite the entry of judgment.

Petitioner was represented by Jeffrey S. Pop, and respondent was represented by Traci R.

Patton. The decision was based on the stipulation, and the public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical examinations, treatments, or expert testimony.