Todd Irish v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2022)

Todd Irish filed a petition for compensation on November 3, 2020, alleging he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 1, 2018. Mr.

Irish stated that the vaccination was administered in the United States, that the injury caused residual effects for more than six months, and that no lawsuits were filed related to his injury. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Mr.

Irish sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused his alleged shoulder injury, and denied that his current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on November 10, 2022, agreeing to an award of compensation.

Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran reviewed the stipulation, found it reasonable, and adopted it as the decision of the court.

Mr. Irish was awarded a lump sum of $62,500.00, payable to him, as compensation for all items of damages.

The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical examinations, treatments, or expert witnesses. Ronald Craig Homer represented the petitioner, and Sarah Black Rifkin represented the respondent.