Sharon Miller v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2022)

Sharon Miller filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she sustained a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 13, 2018. She claimed this injury was a Table injury and that the flu vaccine caused her residual effects for more than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccine caused her injury or that she sustained a SIRVA Table injury. Despite these opposing positions, the parties reached a joint stipulation for settlement.

The court adopted the stipulation as its decision, awarding Sharon Miller a lump sum of $35,000.00 as compensation for all damages. This award represents a settlement of liability and damages, and the parties agreed to release the United States from further claims related to this specific vaccination and alleged injury.