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The respondent also agreed that the six-month sequela requirement and all other legal prerequisites for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program were satisfied. The case was decided based on this concession. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey issued a Ruling on Entitlement on May 30, 2019, and a Decision Awarding Damages on October 22, 2019. Petitioner agreed to a proffered award of $60,580.00, representing all elements of compensation under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a), which was awarded as a lump sum payment. Petitioner was represented by Leah VaSahnja Durant, and respondent was represented by Lara Ann Englund.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2018-08-21","case_summary":"Donna Stearns filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on August 21, 2018. She alleged that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 5, 2017. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report on May 29, 2019, conceding that Ms. Stearns is entitled to compensation. The respondent agreed that Ms. Stearns suffered a Table SIRVA, that no other causes for her SIRVA were identified, that the statutory six-month sequela requirement was satisfied, and that she met all other legal prerequisites for compensation under the Act. Based on the respondent's concession and the evidence of record, Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey issued a Ruling on Entitlement on May 30, 2019, finding Ms. Stearns entitled to compensation. Subsequently, on July 31, 2019, the respondent filed a proffer on award of compensation, proposing an award of $60,580.00, which Ms. Stearns agreed to. This amount represented all elements of compensation available under the Act. On October 22, 2019, Chief Special Master Dorsey issued a Decision Awarding Damages, awarding Ms. Stearns a lump sum payment of $60,580.00 in the form of a check payable to her. Petitioner was represented by Leah VaSahnja Durant of the Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC, and respondent was represented by Lara Ann Englund of the U.S. Department of Justice.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Donna Stearns","petitioner_attorney_name":"Leah VaSahnja Durant","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC","petitioner_attorney_location":"Washington, DC","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:45:24","attorney_canonical_keys":"|leah-durant|","firm_canonical_key":"law-offices-of-leah-v-durant","package_title":"STEARNS v. 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