Elizabeth Brown v. HHS - Influenza, right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2022)

Elizabeth Brown filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on June 8, 2020, alleging she suffered a right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 23, 2018. The flu vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table.

Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury within the Table time period and denied that the flu vaccine caused her injury. Nevertheless, on July 21, 2022, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case.

Chief Special Master Corcoran adopted the stipulation as his decision, awarding Petitioner a total of $33,820.65. This amount includes $32,395.00 payable to Petitioner and $1,425.65 to satisfy the Commonwealth of Virginia Medicaid lien.

The award represents compensation for all damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.