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The public decision does not describe the specific mechanism of injury, onset, symptoms, diagnostic tests, or treatments. No experts were named in the public decision. The theory of causation relied upon the Vaccine Injury Table for SIRVA. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey issued a ruling on entitlement on August 22, 2019, finding petitioner entitled to compensation. On September 9, 2019, the parties filed a proffer on award of compensation. On November 19, 2019, Chief Special Master Dorsey issued a decision awarding petitioner a lump sum of $110,000.00 for all damages, specifically for pain and suffering, paid by check to petitioner. Petitioner was represented by Nancy Routh Meyers (Ward Black Law), and respondent was represented by Jeffrey T. Sprague (U.S. Department of Justice).","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2018-06-22","case_summary":"Candace M. Berlin filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on June 22, 2018. She alleged that an influenza vaccination administered on September 16, 2016, in her right deltoid, caused a right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA). The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit. On August 19, 2019, the respondent filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding that petitioner's alleged injury was consistent with SIRVA, which is a Table injury, and that she met all legal prerequisites for compensation. On August 22, 2019, Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey issued a ruling on entitlement, finding petitioner entitled to compensation. Subsequently, on September 9, 2019, the parties filed a proffer on the award of compensation. In this proffer, the respondent recommended that petitioner be awarded a lump sum of $110,000.00 for all damages, with the full amount designated for pain and suffering. Petitioner agreed with this proffered award. On November 19, 2019, Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey issued a decision awarding Candace M. Berlin a lump sum of $110,000.00, payable by check to petitioner, representing compensation for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). Petitioner was represented by Nancy Routh Meyers of Ward Black Law, and respondent was represented by Jeffrey T. Sprague of the U.S. Department of Justice. The decision was unpublished.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Candace M. Berlin","petitioner_attorney_name":"Nancy Routh Meyers","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Ward Black Law","petitioner_attorney_location":"Greensboro, NC","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:45:22","attorney_canonical_keys":"|nancy-meyers|","firm_canonical_key":"ward-black-law","package_title":"BERLIN v. 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