Dorothy Sell v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2023)

Dorothy Sell filed a petition for vaccine compensation on December 16, 2020, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) resulting from an influenza vaccine received on December 6, 2019. She claimed this was a Table injury and that she experienced residual effects for more than six months.

The respondent denied that Ms. Sell sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the flu vaccine caused her alleged injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequelae of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite these differing positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation on February 27, 2023, to settle the case and award compensation. Chief Special Master Brian H.

Corcoran adopted the stipulation as his decision. Pursuant to the stipulation, Ms.

Sell was awarded a lump sum of $30,000.00, payable to her, representing compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act. The decision was entered on March 31, 2023.

Petitioner was represented by Ronald Craig Homer of Conway, Homer, P.C., and respondent was represented by Nancy Tinch of the U.S. Department of Justice.