Mark Santia v. HHS - Influenza, left-sided shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2021)

Mark Santia filed a petition for compensation on May 22, 2019, alleging that the influenza vaccine he received on September 29, 2019, caused him to suffer a left-sided shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA). He further alleged that the residual effects of this injury lasted for more than six months.

Respondent denied that petitioner sustained a Table SIRVA within the timeframe set forth in the Table and denied that the flu vaccine caused or significantly aggravated his alleged shoulder injury or any other injury. Despite the denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to compensation.

The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Damages awarded in the stipulation included a lump sum payment of $30,000.00, representing compensation for all damages available under the law for injuries allegedly related to petitioner’s receipt of the flu vaccine.

The decision was entered on December 21, 2021.