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The respondent conceded that the injury met the criteria for a SIRVA Table injury as defined in 42 C.F.R. §§ 100.3(a)(XIV)(B):(10)(i-iv) and that the petitioner suffered the sequelae for more than six months. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a Ruling on Entitlement on July 29, 2022, finding petitioner entitled to compensation based on this concession. A subsequent Decision on Damages was issued on January 6, 2023, awarding a lump sum of $57,500.00 for pain and suffering, representing all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). The award was made via a check payable to the petitioner. Petitioner was represented by Robert Joel Krakow, and respondent was represented by Mitchell Jones. The public record does not detail specific medical evidence, expert testimony, or a precise mechanism of injury beyond the classification as a Table SIRVA.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2020-12-14","case_summary":"Eve Bunting-Smith filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on December 14, 2020, alleging that an influenza vaccine she received on December 27, 2017, caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA). The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding that the petitioner met the criteria for a SIRVA Table injury and that the sequelae of her injury lasted for more than six months. Based on the respondent's concession and the evidence of record, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a ruling on entitlement on July 29, 2022, finding Ms. Bunting-Smith entitled to compensation. Subsequently, on December 2, 2022, the respondent filed a proffer on the award of compensation, indicating the petitioner's agreement to the proposed amount. Chief Special Master Corcoran issued a decision on damages on January 6, 2023. The decision awarded Eve Bunting-Smith a lump sum payment of $57,500.00 for pain and suffering, representing all damages available under the Act. The award was to be paid in the form of a check payable to the petitioner. Petitioner was represented by Robert Joel Krakow of the Law Office of Robert J. Krakow, P.C., and respondent was represented by Mitchell Jones of the U.S. Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical examinations, diagnostic tests, or treatments. The specific mechanism of injury is not detailed in the public record, other than it being a SIRVA Table injury.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. 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