Ro Rohlfs v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2021)

Ro Rohlfs filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) caused by an influenza vaccine received on September 13, 2016. The case was processed as a Table claim, as SIRVA is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table.

The parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that compensation should be awarded. The decision adopted the stipulation, awarding a total of $106,175.99.

This amount included $105,000.00 payable to Ro Rohlfs, $1,175.99 to satisfy a State of Wisconsin Medicaid lien payable to The Rawlings Company, and $193.70 to satisfy another State of Wisconsin Medicaid lien payable to the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The stipulation also noted that the parties would submit to further proceedings to award reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.

The settlement represents a compromise of liability and damages, and the United States does not admit that the flu vaccine caused the alleged injury.