{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01544","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01544-1","petitioner_identifier":"Rebeca A. Nolan","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2015-10-14","condition_raw":"left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":97500,"decision_date":"2020-01-17","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T02:55:05.511253+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Rebeca A. Nolan received an influenza vaccine on October 14, 2015, and subsequently suffered a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA). The respondent conceded that the injury was a Table Injury and that petitioner met all legal prerequisites for compensation. The public decision does not describe the specific mechanism of injury, onset, symptoms, diagnostic tests, or treatments. The parties agreed to a compensation award of $97,500.00 for past and future pain and suffering, which was awarded by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran on January 17, 2020. Petitioner was represented by Kathryn Lee Bruns, and respondent was represented by Lisa Ann Watts.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2018-10-05","case_summary":"Rebeca A. Nolan filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on October 5, 2018, alleging that she suffered a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) due to an influenza vaccine received on October 14, 2015. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report on October 9, 2019, conceding that Ms. Nolan is entitled to compensation. The respondent agreed that Ms. Nolan suffered SIRVA of the left shoulder as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table and that she satisfied all legal prerequisites for compensation. On October 11, 2019, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a Ruling on Entitlement, finding Ms. Nolan entitled to compensation. Subsequently, on December 13, 2019, the parties submitted a proffer on the award of compensation. The respondent proffered that Ms. Nolan should be awarded $97,500.00 for her past and future pain and suffering, and Ms. Nolan agreed with this amount. On January 17, 2020, Chief Special Master Corcoran issued a Decision Awarding Damages, awarding Ms. Nolan a lump sum payment of $97,500.00, representing compensation for all damages available under the Act. Petitioner was represented by Kathryn Lee Bruns of Faraci Lange, LLP, and respondent was represented by Lisa Ann Watts of the U.S. Department of Justice.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. 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