Theresa Collins v. HHS - Influenza, right shoulder injuries related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2020)

Theresa Collins filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on January 2, 2019. She alleged that she suffered right shoulder injuries related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine she received on October 28, 2017.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Ms. Collins sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that her alleged shoulder injury was caused by the vaccine, and denied that her current condition is a sequelae of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on September 23, 2020, agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as its decision.

Ms. Collins was awarded a lump sum of $55,000.00 payable to her, and an additional lump sum of $971.39 payable jointly to her and DHHR/HMS Tort Recovery.

These amounts represent compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.