Carol Preis v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2024)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Carol Preis filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on December 28, 2020, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccination on November 14, 2018. She further alleged that she experienced residual effects of this injury for more than six months.
Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a Table injury for SIRVA, denied that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition is a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on September 5, 2024, agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation.
The Chief Special Master adopted the stipulation as the decision awarding damages. Carol Preis was awarded a lump sum of $35,000.00, representing compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.
This amount covers all damages related to her SIRVA claim.