{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01618","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01618-0","petitioner_identifier":"Carol McCarvell","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2015-10-20","condition_raw":"Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":82601,"decision_date":"2020-09-11","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:10:31.945233+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":null,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Carol McCarvell alleged Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) following an October 20, 2015 influenza vaccination. Respondent denied a SIRVA Table injury or causation by the vaccine. The parties filed a joint stipulation on July 30, 2020, agreeing to compensation. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding $82,601.85. The public decision does not detail the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or the basis for the stipulation beyond the parties' agreement. The decision was issued on September 11, 2020. Petitioner's counsel was John Robert Howie, and respondent's counsel was Althea Walker Davis.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2020-08-04","case_summary":"Carol McCarvell filed a petition for compensation on August 4, 2020, 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 September 11, 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.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Carol McCarvell","petitioner_attorney_name":"John Robert Howie","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Howie Law, PC","petitioner_attorney_location":"Dallas, TX","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:45:09","attorney_canonical_keys":"|john-howie|","firm_canonical_key":"howie-law","package_title":"McCARVELL v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01618","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01618.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01618.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01618-0","title":"McCARVELL v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 08/04/2020) regarding 41 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (sw) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2020-09-11","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01618/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01618-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":417505,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01618/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01618-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01618-1","title":"McCARVELL v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 01/15/2021) regarding 49 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (sw) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2021-03-03","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}