Elizabeth Aldea-Cruz v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2022)

Elizabeth Aldea-Cruz filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on December 7, 2020, alleging she suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 12, 2019. She maintained that her injury was a Table injury and, in the alternative, was caused-in-fact by the vaccine.

The respondent conceded that the petitioner was entitled to compensation, agreeing that her injury met the criteria for a Table SIRVA injury. A ruling on entitlement was issued on May 3, 2022, finding the petitioner entitled to compensation.

Subsequently, on May 4, 2022, the respondent filed a proffer recommending an award of $55,000.00 for pain and suffering, which the petitioner agreed to. The Chief Special Master issued a decision awarding the petitioner a lump sum payment of $55,000.00 for her pain and suffering.