{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00720","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00720-0","petitioner_identifier":"Herbert Degan, III","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2018-10-31","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":45000,"decision_date":"2022-10-18","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T01:15:05.279169+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Herbert Degan, III alleged a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) from an influenza vaccine received on October 31, 2018. The respondent denied that the vaccine caused a Table injury for SIRVA or any other injury. The parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case. The Special Master adopted the stipulation, awarding $45,000.00 as a lump sum. The case proceeded as a Table claim, and the stipulation stated it was a full and complete negotiated settlement of liability and damages. No specific medical experts or detailed clinical information regarding the onset, symptoms, diagnostic tests, or treatments were described in the public decision text. The mechanism of injury was not detailed, but the claim was related to SIRVA, which is a condition listed in the Vaccine Injury Table. Petitioner was represented by Maximillian J. Muller, and respondent was represented by Meghan Murphy. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued the decision on October 18, 2022.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2022-09-09","case_summary":"Herbert Degan, III filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on September 9, 2022, alleging a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) resulting from an influenza vaccine received on October 31, 2018. Petitioner stated the vaccine was administered in the United States, his symptoms lasted more than six months, and he had not previously filed an action or received compensation for these injuries. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused a Table injury for SIRVA or any other injury, and denied that petitioner's current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on September 8, 2022, agreeing to settle the case. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation as the decision of the court. Mr. Degan was awarded a lump sum of $45,000.00, payable to him, representing compensation for all items of damages available under the program. This amount is intended to cover all damages related to his alleged SIRVA. Petitioner was represented by Maximillian J. Muller of Muller Brazil, LLP, and the respondent was represented by Meghan Murphy of the U.S. Department of Justice. The stipulation stated that it represented a full and complete negotiated settlement of liability and damages claimed under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, as amended, and was not an admission by the United States or the Secretary of Health and Human Services that the vaccine caused the alleged injury.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Maximillian J. 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