Steven Lewis v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2021)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Steven Lewis filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on November 20, 2018, alleging he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 22, 2016. The ruling on entitlement, issued on November 13, 2020, found that Mr.
Lewis's shoulder pain began within 48 hours of the vaccination and determined he was entitled to compensation. The respondent agreed that Mr.
Lewis satisfied all legal prerequisites for compensation, acknowledging the injury as a Table injury and noting that the residual effects lasted more than six months. Subsequently, on April 23, 2021, a decision awarding damages was issued.
The parties stipulated to an award of $41,133.50, comprising $40,000.00 for pain and suffering and $1,133.50 for past unreimbursed medical expenses. Mr.
Lewis is a competent adult, and the award was made as a lump sum payment.