Carol Powley v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2022)

On December 15, 2020, Carol Powley filed a Vaccine Program petition after receiving an influenza vaccine in her left arm on November 6, 2018. She alleged that the vaccination caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration, or SIRVA, within the Table time period, and that her symptoms continued for more than six months.

The public decision was entered on a joint stipulation and contains limited clinical detail. It identifies the vaccine, arm, date, alleged SIRVA, and six-month duration allegation, but it does not describe onset, medical visits, imaging, treatment, or expert review.

Respondent denied that Powley sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused the alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. The parties filed a joint stipulation on July 21, 2022.

Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it on July 25, 2022.

Powley was awarded a lump sum of $25,000.00, payable to her, representing all damages available under section 15(a). She was represented by John Robert Howie of Howie Law, PC.