Annie Brown v. HHS - Influenza, right-sided shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2020)

Annie Brown filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a right-sided shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) from an influenza vaccine received on or about October 27, 2017. She claimed the residual effects of this injury lasted for more than six months.

Respondent denied that petitioner sustained a Table SIRVA within the specified timeframe and denied that the flu immunization caused or significantly aggravated her injury. Despite these denials, the parties reached a joint stipulation for settlement.

The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as its decision, awarding Annie Brown a lump sum of $45,539.73. This amount represents compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act.

The decision was issued on June 12, 2020, following the petition filed on October 4, 2018. The case was treated as a Table claim, and the award was for SIRVA, a condition listed on the Vaccine Injury Table.