Rosalind Cummings v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On January 4, 2021, Rosalind Cummings filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccination administered on October 18, 2018 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Her case turned on the Table SIRVA requirement that shoulder pain begin within forty-eight hours after vaccination.
Respondent challenged the onset proof. Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran reviewed the medical records and the parties' arguments and concluded that the evidence did not preponderantly show onset within the Table window. On June 11, 2025, Chief Special Master Corcoran dismissed the Table SIRVA claim.
No compensation award appears in the public record reviewed.
Theory of causation
Influenza vaccine on October 18, 2018, allegedly causing Table SIRVA; DISMISSED. Chief SM Corcoran found petitioner had not proven shoulder-pain onset within 48 hours of vaccination, defeating the Table SIRVA claim. No award. Petition filed January 4, 2021; decision June 11, 2025. Attorney: David John Carney, Green & Schafle.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00025