Judy Bell v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2022)

Judy Bell filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on June 3, 2019. She alleged that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine in her shoulder on October 10, 2017, and that she experienced residual effects for more than six months.

The respondent denied that Ms. Bell sustained a SIRVA Table injury, that the flu vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and that her current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on October 20, 2022, agreeing that compensation should be awarded. Chief Special Master Brian H.

Corcoran reviewed the stipulation, found it reasonable, and adopted it as the decision awarding damages. Pursuant to the stipulation, Judy Bell was awarded a lump sum of $18,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.

The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical examinations, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses. Petitioner was represented by Jeffrey S.

Pop of Jeffrey S. Pop & Associates, and Respondent was represented by Ronalda Elnetta Kosh of the U.S.

Department of Justice.