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The respondent conceded that the claim met the Table criteria for SIRVA, was timely filed, the vaccine was administered in the U.S., and the petitioner met the statutory severity requirement. No specific medical experts or detailed causation theories beyond the Table injury were presented in the public text. The Special Master found Petitioner entitled to compensation based on the respondent's concession. A damages decision was issued on July 29, 2020, awarding Petitioner a lump sum of $118,000.00 for pain and suffering, which was accepted. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran presided over the entitlement ruling (June 23, 2020) and the damages decision. Petitioner's counsel was Charles J. Rappaport, and respondent's counsel was Camille Michelle Collett.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2019-02-01","case_summary":"Michelle Leftwich filed a petition for compensation on February 1, 2019, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on September 22, 2016. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) Report and Proffer on June 18, 2020, conceding that the petitioner's claim met the Table criteria for SIRVA. The respondent also agreed that the case was timely filed, the vaccine was received in the United States, and the petitioner satisfied the statutory severity requirement by suffering residual effects or complications for more than six months after vaccination. Based on the respondent's concession and the evidence of record, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a ruling on entitlement on June 23, 2020, finding Petitioner entitled to compensation. Subsequently, on July 29, 2020, Chief Special Master Corcoran issued a decision awarding damages. The respondent had proffered an award of $118,000.00, which the petitioner accepted. The court awarded Petitioner a lump sum payment of $118,000.00 for pain and suffering. Petitioner was represented by Charles J. Rappaport of Rappaport, Glass, Levine & Zullo, LLP, and the respondent was represented by Camille Michelle Collett of the U.S. Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the specific onset, symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of injury.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Michelle Leftwich","petitioner_attorney_name":"Charles J. 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