{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01129","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01129-0","petitioner_identifier":"Lindsey Austin","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2019-10-01","condition_raw":"Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":45000,"decision_date":"2022-06-16","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:20:51.983816+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Lindsey Austin alleged a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine administered on October 1, 2019. The injury was alleged to be a Table injury, occurring within the United States, with residual effects lasting over six months. Respondent denied the SIRVA Table injury and causation. The parties reached a joint stipulation to settle the case. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding Petitioner $45,000.00 for all damages. The public text does not detail the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or the clinical progression of the condition. Petitioner was represented by Leah VaSahnja Durant and respondent by Amanda Pasciuto. The decision date was June 16, 2022.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2020-09-03","case_summary":"Lindsey Austin filed a petition on September 3, 2020, seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. She alleged that she sustained a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA), a condition listed in the Vaccine Injury Table, as a result of an influenza vaccine she received on October 1, 2019. Ms. Austin claimed the vaccination occurred within the United States, that she experienced residual effects of the injury for more than six months, and that she had no prior award or settlement for this condition. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Ms. Austin sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the influenza vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these opposing positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation on May 4, 2022, agreeing to settle the case. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding Lindsey Austin $45,000.00 as compensation for all damages. This decision was finalized on June 16, 2022. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses involved in this case. Petitioner was represented by Leah VaSahnja Durant of the Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC, and respondent was represented by Amanda Pasciuto 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":"Lindsey Austin","petitioner_attorney_name":"Leah VaSahnja Durant","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC","petitioner_attorney_location":"Washington, DC","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:44:39","attorney_canonical_keys":"|leah-durant|","firm_canonical_key":"law-offices-of-leah-v-durant","package_title":"AUSTIN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01129","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01129.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01129.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01129-0","title":"AUSTIN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 05/05/2022) regarding 35 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (sw) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2022-06-16","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01129/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01129-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":2021302,"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-01129/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01129-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01129-1","title":"AUSTIN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 12/23/2022) regarding 43 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (nh) Service on parties made. (fm). Modified on 1/24/2023 to add the pdf. (fm).","date_issued":"2023-01-24","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}