Susan Greenberg-Folkman v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2022)

Susan Greenberg-Folkman filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on July 17, 2020. She alleged that on October 31, 2018, she received both influenza and Tdap vaccines.

Petitioner claimed she sustained a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) within the time period set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table, or alternatively, that the vaccines caused her shoulder injury and its residual effects, which lasted more than six months. Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccines caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequelae of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on May 6, 2022, agreeing to settle the case. Chief Special Master Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as her decision, awarding Petitioner a lump sum of $15,000.00.

This amount represents compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.