Keith Pickett v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2022)

Keith Pickett filed a petition for vaccine compensation on November 16, 2020, alleging that he suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccination on November 27, 2017. He claimed the injury was a Table injury and that he experienced residual effects for more than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Mr. Pickett sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the flu vaccine caused his alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that his current condition was a sequelae of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite these differing positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation on April 5, 2022, agreeing to settle the case and award compensation. The court adopted the stipulation as its decision.

Mr. Pickett was awarded a lump sum of $80,000.00 payable to him and a lump sum of $4,092.01 to reimburse a Medicaid lien for services rendered by the State of Arkansas.

This total award of $84,092.01 represents compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act. The decision was issued on May 20, 2022.