Margaret Nalwoga v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2023)

Margaret Nalwoga filed a petition on January 7, 2021, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) from an influenza vaccination received on November 2, 2018. She also alleged her SIRVA symptoms persisted for more than six months.

Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the flu vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury, and denied that the flu vaccine caused any other injury or her current condition. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on June 8, 2023, agreeing to an award of compensation.

Chief Special Master Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision awarding damages. Margaret Nalwoga was awarded a lump sum of $15,000.00, representing compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.

The case was resolved via a joint stipulation on damages, and the award was compensation for her SIRVA.