Junetta Justice v. HHS - Meningococcal, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2022)

Junetta Justice filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that she suffered a Table injury, specifically Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA), as a result of her meningococcal vaccine received on July 23, 2018. She stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States, that she suffered residual effects for more than six months, and that she had no prior award or settlement for this injury.

Respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA, denied that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injuries or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequelae of a vaccine-related injury. Despite the denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on July 26, 2022, agreeing that compensation should be awarded.

Chief Special Master Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision awarding damages. Pursuant to the stipulation, Junetta Justice was awarded a lump sum of $30,500.00, representing compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.