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

Carol McCarvell filed a petition for compensation on October 18, 2018, alleging that she suffered Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) as a result of her October 20, 2015 influenza vaccination. She stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States, that she suffered residual effects for more than six months, and that she had no prior award or settlement for her injury.

The respondent denied that petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the injury was caused by the vaccine. Nevertheless, on July 30, 2020, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to an award of compensation.

Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran reviewed the stipulation, found it reasonable, and awarded Carol McCarvell a lump sum of $82,601.85.

The decision was issued on August 4, 2020. Petitioner was represented by John Robert Howie of Howie Law, PC, and respondent was represented by Althea Walker Davis of the U.S.

Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses.