Vincent Begay v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2023)

Vincent Begay filed a petition alleging he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) caused by the influenza vaccine he received on or about October 25, 2018. He claimed the vaccine was administered in the United States and that he experienced residual effects for more than six months.

Respondent denied that Mr. Begay sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the flu vaccine caused his alleged shoulder injury.

After Mr. Begay passed away from an unrelated cause, his wife Dora Begay, as personal representative of his estate, was substituted as petitioner.

The parties subsequently filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case and award compensation. Chief Special Master Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding a lump sum of $12,000.00 to Dora Begay as personal representative of Vincent Begay's estate.

This amount represents compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act. The case proceeded as a Table claim, and the parties stipulated to the award amount.