{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00567","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00567-0","petitioner_identifier":"Tracy Kilmartin","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2018-09-18","condition_raw":"left-sided shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":40000,"decision_date":"2022-04-22","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:19:18.036368+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Tracy Kilmartin received an influenza vaccine on September 18, 2018, and alleged a left-sided shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) with residual effects lasting more than six months. Respondent denied that the injury was a Table SIRVA within the specified timeframe and denied that the vaccine caused or significantly aggravated the condition. The parties reached a settlement via joint stipulation, agreeing to award compensation. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation. Petitioner was awarded a lump sum of $40,000.00 for all damages under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). The theory of causation was based on the Vaccine Injury Table (SIRVA). Petitioner was represented by Matthew F. Belanger, and Respondent was represented by Ryan Daniel Pyles. The decision date was April 22, 2022.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2020-05-07","case_summary":"Tracy Kilmartin filed a petition for compensation on May 7, 2020, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) caused by an influenza vaccine administered on September 18, 2018. Ms. Kilmartin stated the vaccine was administered in the United States, that she experienced residual effects of her injury for more than six months, and that she had no prior award or settlement for her condition. The respondent denied that Ms. Kilmartin sustained a Table SIRVA within the specified timeframe and denied that the influenza immunization caused or significantly aggravated her alleged shoulder injury. The parties filed a joint stipulation on March 15, 2022, agreeing to settle the case. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation as the decision awarding damages. Ms. Kilmartin was awarded a lump sum of $40,000.00, representing compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The decision was entered on April 22, 2022. Petitioner was represented by Matthew F. Belanger of Faraci Lange, LLP, and the respondent was represented by Ryan Daniel Pyles of the U.S. Department of Justice.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Tracy Kilmartin","petitioner_attorney_name":"Matthew F. Belanger","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Faraci Lange, LLP","petitioner_attorney_location":"Rochester, NY","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:44:42","attorney_canonical_keys":"|matthew-belanger|","firm_canonical_key":"faraci-lange","package_title":"KILMARTIN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00567","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00567.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00567.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00567-0","title":"KILMARTIN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 03/16/2022) regarding 41 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (sw) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2022-04-22","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00567/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00567-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":1921167,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00567/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00567-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00567-1","title":"KILMARTIN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 05/11/2022) regarding 48 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (sw) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2022-06-22","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}