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However, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found that Petitioner established onset within 48 hours based on his affidavit and subsequent medical records documenting his history of pain following the vaccination, concluding that Petitioner's belief the pain was typical post-vaccination soreness explained the delay in seeking medical attention. The Special Master also found no evidence of a prior shoulder condition or alternative cause, and that the injury's effects lasted over six months. Petitioner was awarded $50,029.74 ($50,000.00 for pain and suffering, $29.74 for past unreimbursable expenses) as a lump sum on April 11, 2022. Ronald Craig Homer was petitioner's counsel, and Mark Kim Hellie was respondent's counsel.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2019-05-17","case_summary":"Michael Wilkinson filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on May 17, 2019, alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on November 20, 2017, caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA). Mr. Wilkinson was 73 years old at the time of vaccination. He reported that approximately two days prior to Thanksgiving 2017, which was about two days after his vaccination, he began experiencing pain and difficulty lifting his left shoulder. His initial medical records were not available until fifty days after the vaccination, on January 9, 2018, when he saw nurse practitioner Monica Overkamp. At that time, Mr. Wilkinson reported the pain onset was \"fairly high up on his arm, close to the bony part of his left shoulder\" and that he had tried self-treatment with heat, cold, and aspirin without success. NP Overkamp noted full range of motion but offered orders for imaging and physical therapy, which Mr. Wilkinson deferred while consulting an attorney regarding the vaccine's placement. Later medical records from March 2018 indicated mild degenerative changes in the acromioclavicular joint and possible narrowing of the glenohumeral joint. In June 2018, NP Overkamp followed up, noting Mr. Wilkinson's suspicion that the flu shot caused his pain. He was referred to orthopedist Dr. Alicia Harrison, who accepted his history of pain since the November 20, 2017, flu shot and assessed him with left shoulder pain, likely long head biceps +/- cuff. Dr. Harrison referred him for physical therapy. Physical therapist Cynthia Lunch also accepted his history of pain following the flu vaccine and documented limited range of motion and tenderness. Mr. Wilkinson showed improvement with physical therapy but was discharged to a home exercise program by August 2018. In March 2020, sports medicine specialist Dr. Siatta Dunbar assessed pain and osteoarthritis, administering a steroid injection that provided temporary relief. Dr. Dunbar noted the pain appeared multifactorial, including osteoarthritis and rotator cuff dysfunction. Mr. Wilkinson also provided an affidavit stating the vaccine was initially more painful than usual, and while his arm was sore that afternoon, the pain persisted three days later and over the ensuing weeks, leading him to use over-the-counter pain relievers and ice. He noted that by the end of January 2018, his symptoms were unchanged, prompting him to seek medical attention. The respondent initially questioned whether Mr. Wilkinson met the 48-hour onset requirement for a Table SIRVA claim, as his first medical record was fifty days post-vaccination. However, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran granted Mr. Wilkinson's motion for a ruling on the record, finding that he had established all elements of a Table SIRVA claim, including onset within 48 hours, the absence of a prior shoulder condition or alternative cause, and residual effects lasting more than six months. Following the entitlement ruling, the parties reached a stipulation for damages. On April 11, 2022, Chief Special Master Corcoran awarded Mr. Wilkinson a total of $50,029.74, consisting of $50,000.00 for pain and suffering and $29.74 for past unreimbursable expenses, to be paid as a lump sum. Ronald Craig Homer represented the petitioner, and Mark Kim Hellie represented the respondent.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. 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