Shirley Kurtinitis v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA), impingement syndrome of the left shoulder, left shoulder subacromial/dub-deltoid bursitis, supraspinatus tendinosis of the left shoulder, reactive bone marrow edema at the superior/posterior and lateral aspects of the humeral head of the left should (2023)

Shirley Kurtinitis filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that she suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) resulting from an influenza vaccine she received on October 2, 2018. She further alleged specific shoulder conditions including impingement syndrome, bursitis, tendinosis, and bone marrow edema.

Respondent denied that petitioner suffered from SIRVA, denied that the vaccine caused her injury, and denied that her condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation.

The court adopted the stipulation as its decision, awarding Shirley Kurtinitis a lump sum of $35,000.00 for all items of damages. The case proceeded as a Table claim, as SIRVA is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table.