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

Paul Eidsness filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) from an influenza vaccine received on September 25, 2017. He claimed the residual effects of this condition lasted for more than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Mr. Eidsness sustained a SIRVA Table Injury, denied that the vaccine caused his injury, and denied that his condition was a sequelae of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case and award compensation. The court adopted the stipulation, awarding Mr.

Eidsness a lump sum of $22,550.00. This amount represents compensation for all damages available under the program.

The case proceeded as a Table claim, and the parties agreed to further proceedings for attorneys' fees and costs.