David Gerard Harvey, II v. HHS - Influenza, severe shoulder pain and numbness/tingling his fingers (2020)

David Gerard Harvey, II, filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on December 10, 2018. He alleged that an influenza vaccine he received on March 15, 2017, caused vaccine-induced pain in his left arm, severe shoulder pain, and numbness/tingling in his fingers.

The respondent denied that the vaccine caused the petitioner's alleged injuries or any other injury, and denied that his condition was a sequelae of a vaccine-related injury. The parties subsequently filed a joint stipulation for damages on October 22, 2020, agreeing that compensation should be awarded.

Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran reviewed the stipulation, found it reasonable, and adopted it as his decision.

He awarded David Gerard Harvey, II, a lump sum of $38,000.00, payable by check to the petitioner, as compensation for all items of damages. The decision does not describe the petitioner's specific medical history, onset of symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or any expert witnesses.

The attorneys involved were Mark Theodore Sadaka for the petitioner and Colleen Clemons Hartley for the respondent.