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

Joyce Kasper filed a petition on December 7, 2020, alleging that she suffered a Table injury, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA), as a result of her influenza vaccination on November 4, 2019. She claimed the vaccine was administered in the United States, that she suffered residual effects for more than six months, and that she had no prior award or settlement.

Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table Injury, denied that the injury was caused-in-fact by the flu vaccine, and denied that the vaccine caused any other injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on August 2, 2022, agreeing that compensation should be awarded.

Chief Special Master Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision awarding damages. Petitioner was awarded a lump sum of $45,000.00, representing compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a).