{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01171","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01171-0","petitioner_identifier":"Kimberly Monk","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2017-10-23","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":98000,"decision_date":"2023-01-25","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T01:17:01.193852+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Kimberly Monk alleged a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine on October 23, 2017. Respondent denied a SIRVA Table injury and that the vaccine caused the alleged injury or its sequelae. The parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation, which was adopted by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. The stipulation resulted in a $98,000.00 lump sum award for all damages under Section 15(a). The public decision does not specify the medical mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or detailed factual basis for the SIRVA claim, relying instead on the parties' agreement. The theory of causation is based on a Table injury, as indicated by the respondent's denial of a 'SIRVA Table injury', and was resolved via stipulation rather than litigation of specific medical causation.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2020-09-10","case_summary":"Kimberly Monk filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on September 10, 2020. She alleged that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine administered on October 23, 2017. The petition stated that the vaccine was received in the United States, that the residual effects of the injury lasted for more than six months, and that there had been no prior award or settlement of a civil action for damages. The respondent denied that petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the flu vaccine caused petitioner's alleged SIRVA or any other injury, and denied that petitioner's current condition was a sequelae of a vaccine-related injury. Despite the respondent's denials, on December 19, 2022, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that compensation should be awarded. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran reviewed the stipulation, found it reasonable, and adopted it as the decision of the court. Kimberly Monk was awarded a lump sum of $98,000.00, payable to Petitioner, representing compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act. The decision was issued on January 25, 2023. Petitioner's counsel was Leigh Finfer of Muller Brazil, LLP, and respondent's counsel was Nancy Tinch of the U.S. Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of injury. The specific theory of causation relied upon by the parties in their stipulation is not detailed in the public decision.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Kimberly Monk","petitioner_attorney_name":"Leigh Finfer","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Muller Brazil, LLP","petitioner_attorney_location":"Dresher, PA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:44:28","attorney_canonical_keys":"|leigh-finfer|","firm_canonical_key":"muller-brazil","package_title":"MONK v. 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