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The public decision does not describe the specific mechanism of injury, medical experts, or detailed clinical findings. Petitioner satisfied the statutory severity requirement of residual effects for more than six months. The case resulted in a stipulation and award. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a Ruling on Entitlement on June 6, 2022, finding petitioner entitled to compensation. On November 7, 2022, Chief Special Master Corcoran issued a Decision awarding petitioner a lump sum of $57,500.00 for pain and suffering, based on a proffer agreed to by both parties. Petitioner was represented by Hiram Manuel Angueira and respondent by Joseph Adam Lewis and Lauren Kells.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2020-11-06","case_summary":"Margarita Gonzalez-Figueroa filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on November 6, 2020. She alleged that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine administered on November 9, 2017. The petition stated that the vaccine was administered within the United States, that the injury's residual effects lasted for more than six months, satisfying the statutory severity requirement, and that no award or settlement had been made for the injury. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit. On June 1, 2022, the respondent filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding that the petitioner was entitled to compensation. The respondent concluded that the petitioner met the criteria for a SIRVA under the Vaccine Injury Table and its Qualifications and Aids to Interpretation, and also satisfied the statutory requirements for compensation. Based on the respondent's position and the evidence, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a Ruling on Entitlement on June 6, 2022, finding the petitioner entitled to compensation. Subsequently, on September 30, 2022, the respondent filed a proffer recommending an award of $57,500.00 for pain and suffering. The petitioner agreed with this proffered amount. On November 7, 2022, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a Decision awarding Margarita Gonzalez-Figueroa a lump sum payment of $57,500.00 for pain and suffering, payable by check to the petitioner. This amount represented all damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act. Petitioner was represented by Hiram Manuel Angueira of Angueira & Associados, LLC. Respondent was represented by Joseph Adam Lewis and later by Lauren Kells of the U.S. Department of Justice.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. 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