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

Heather Massey filed a petition for vaccine compensation on October 5, 2018, alleging she suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 18, 2016. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Ms.

Massey sustained a SIRVA Table injury or any other injury caused by the vaccine, and denied that her current condition was a sequelae of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these differing positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation on July 8, 2020, agreeing to settle the case and award compensation.

Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation as his decision.

Ms. Massey was awarded a lump sum of $32,000.00, payable to her, representing compensation for all damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.

The decision was issued on July 10, 2020. Petitioner was represented by Theodore J.

Hong of Maglio Christopher & Toale, PA, and respondent was represented by Jennifer Leigh Reynaud of the U.S. Department of Justice.

The public decision does not describe the specific onset, symptoms, medical tests, or treatments related to Ms. Massey's alleged injury.