{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00215","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00215-0","petitioner_identifier":"Sarah Crittenden","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2020-10-16","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2024-12-27","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T01:24:27.648430+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":0,"theory_of_causation":"Table","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2021-01-07","case_summary":"Sarah Crittenden filed a petition alleging a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) from an influenza vaccine she received on October 16, 2020. She initially sought treatment for left arm pain approximately two weeks after vaccination, which worsened over the next few days. Medical records from this period indicated pain, limited range of motion, and tenderness in her left shoulder. She was diagnosed with adhesive capsulitis and later bursitis. Following these initial visits, there was a significant gap in her treatment history for nearly nine months, during which she did not complain of shoulder pain to any medical provider. She eventually returned to an orthopedist over eight months after her vaccination, complaining of intermittent pain around her scapula, with normal range of motion and strength. The respondent argued that the petitioner failed to meet the statutory severity requirement, as her injury did not persist for more than six months after vaccination. The petitioner contended that the gap in treatment was due to fear of contracting COVID-19 during the pandemic, and that her pain continued throughout this period. The court found that the medical records did not preponderantly support the conclusion that her SIRVA lasted at least six months post-onset, noting inconsistencies between her subjective complaints and objective medical findings, and the timing of her return to care during litigation. Ultimately, the court dismissed the petition, finding that the statutory severity requirement was not satisfied.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Sarah Crittenden","petitioner_attorney_name":"Leah VaSahnja Durant","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC","petitioner_attorney_location":"Washington, DC","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:43:45","attorney_canonical_keys":"|leah-durant|","firm_canonical_key":"law-offices-of-leah-v-durant","package_title":"CRITTENDEN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00215","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00215.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00215.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00215-0","title":"CRITTENDEN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 11/21/2024) regarding 38 DECISION of Special Master ( Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. )(mpj) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2024-12-27","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00215/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00215-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":347784,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'decision of special master'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00215/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00215-0"}]}