Ingrid Galan v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2022)

Ingrid Galan filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine she received on September 29, 2016. She further alleged that she suffered the residual effects of her injury for more than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccine caused her injury and denied that she sustained a SIRVA Table injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation.

The court adopted the stipulation as its decision, awarding Ingrid Galan a lump sum of $103,796.90. This amount represents compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act.

The case proceeded as a Table claim, and the parties stipulated to the damages. The stipulation also addressed future proceedings for attorneys' fees and costs.