Megan Hebbard-Contreras v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2023)

Megan Hebbard-Contreras filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on December 30, 2020, alleging she suffered a Table Injury, specifically shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA), as a result of an influenza vaccine administered on October 9, 2019. The respondent conceded that the petitioner met the criteria for SIRVA as a Table injury and that all other statutory and jurisdictional requirements were satisfied, including timely filing, vaccination within the United States, and suffering residual effects for more than six months.

A ruling on entitlement was issued on February 22, 2023, finding the petitioner entitled to compensation. Subsequently, on April 17, 2023, the respondent filed a proffer recommending an award of $57,500.00, which the petitioner agreed to.

On May 22, 2023, the court issued a decision awarding Megan Hebbard-Contreras a lump sum payment of $57,500.00.