Lynn Meyer v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2020)

Lynn Meyer filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on August 19, 2018, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine administered to her left shoulder on September 19, 2017. She further alleged that she suffered the residual effects of this injury for more than six months.

Respondent denied that Ms. Meyer sustained a SIRVA Table injury and denied that her alleged shoulder injury or any other condition was caused by the flu vaccine.

Despite this denial, on August 19, 2020, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. Chief Special Master Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision awarding damages.

Ms. Meyer was awarded a lump sum of $45,000.00, representing compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.