Sonal Patel v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2024)

Sonal Patel filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on January 4, 2021, alleging she suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on November 14, 2019. She claimed the SIRVA was a Table injury and that she experienced residual effects for more than six months.

Respondent denied that Ms. Patel sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury.

Despite these differing positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case and award compensation. The decision adopts the stipulation, awarding Ms.

Patel a lump sum of $20,000.00 as compensation for all damages. This award represents a negotiated settlement of liability and damages, and the parties agreed to proceed with further proceedings to award reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.