Sarah Hall v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2023)

Sarah Hall filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccination she received on October 1, 2017. She further alleged that her injury had persisted for longer than six months.

Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the flu vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury, and denied that the flu vaccine caused any other injury or her current condition. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on July 14, 2023, agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation.

The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as its decision. Pursuant to the stipulation, Sarah Hall was awarded a lump sum of $45,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.

The decision was entered on August 18, 2023.