{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00278","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00278-1","petitioner_identifier":"Kelly Walker","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":76.0,"age_unit_raw":"years","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2019-10-29","condition_raw":"left axillary/radial neuritis and nerve inflammation","condition_category":"brachial_neuritis","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":35000,"decision_date":"2025-11-10","extraction_version":"manual-supplement-redo-2026-05-normal33","extracted_at":"2026-05-04 19:03:20","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":0,"theory_of_causation":"Influenza vaccine October 29, 2019 at age 76 causing left axillary/radial neuritis/nerve inflammation. COMPENSATED. Immediate severe injection-site pain and pins/needles; December 2019 sharp arm pain/numbness/tingling; later decreased pinprick sensation with mostly preserved strength/ROM and limited treatment. Respondent initially contested; expert development followed. CSM Dorsey granted off-Table entitlement February 24, 2025, finding medical theory, logical sequence, and immediate medically acceptable timing. Damages November 10, 2025: $35,000 pain/suffering only. Petition filed January 7, 2021.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2021-01-07","case_summary":"On January 7, 2021, Kelly Walker filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered in her left arm on October 29, 2019 caused a nerve injury. She was 76 years old. This was not treated as a classic SIRVA damages case; the entitlement ruling focused on left axillary and radial neuritis after vaccination.\n\nMs. Walker described immediate severe pain at the injection site, crying from the pain, and then pins-and-needles symptoms. By December 2019 she reported sharp pain down the left arm with numbness and tingling. Later primary care and neurology records documented pain, decreased pinprick sensation, and ongoing complaints, although strength and range of motion were often largely intact. Her later medical record also included unrelated hospitalizations and other health problems. She described stress, self-doubt, distrust of medical providers, and disruption from the injury.\n\nRespondent initially opposed entitlement, and the case left the Special Processing Unit for expert development. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey granted entitlement in a February 24, 2025 bench ruling, finding a sound theory that influenza vaccination can cause nerve inflammation, a logical sequence in Ms. Walker's case, and an appropriate immediate onset. On November 10, 2025, she awarded $35,000.00 for actual pain and suffering, with no additional expenses.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Isaiah Kalinowski","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Bosson Legal Group","petitioner_attorney_location":"Fairfax, VA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|isaiah-kalinowski|","firm_canonical_key":"bosson-legal-group","package_title":"WALKER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00278","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00278.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00278.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00278-0","title":"WALKER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC RULING (Originally filed: 2/24/2025) regarding 71 Ruling on Entitlement. Signed by Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. (mjf) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2025-03-21","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00278/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00278-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":235806,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'ruling on entitlement'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00278/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00278-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00278-1","title":"WALKER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 11/10/2025) regarding 87 DECISION of Special Master. Signed by Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. (mjf) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2025-12-05","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00278/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00278-1/pdf","pdf_bytes":346732,"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-00278/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00278-1"}]}