Janet Forbes v. HHS - Hepatitis A, brachial neuritis, specifically Parsonage-Turner syndrome, and a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2022)

Janet Forbes filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on December 21, 2020, alleging that she suffered brachial neuritis, specifically Parsonage-Turner syndrome, and a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) caused by a Hepatitis A vaccine she received on October 24, 2019. She stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States and that she experienced residual effects of her injury for more than six months.

Respondent denied that the vaccine caused her alleged injuries. Despite their differing positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation on October 11, 2022, agreeing to settle the case.

The Chief Special Master adopted the stipulation as her decision, awarding Janet Forbes a lump sum of $22,000.00 as compensation for all damages. This award represents a negotiated settlement of liability and damages, and the petitioner released the United States from further claims related to the vaccination.

The case was processed as an off-Table claim, meaning the petitioner had to establish causation-in-fact.