{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00319","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00319-0","petitioner_identifier":"Amanda Gefter","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2019-09-30","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":43000,"decision_date":"2024-04-09","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T01:25:23.523658+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Amanda Gefter filed a petition on January 8, 2021, alleging a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccination on September 30, 2019. Petitioner alleged this was a Table injury with residual effects lasting over six months. Respondent denied a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused the alleged injury. The parties filed a joint stipulation on February 26, 2024, agreeing to settle. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding a lump sum of $43,000.00 to Petitioner. This award represents compensation for all damages under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). The public decision does not name specific medical experts or detail the mechanism of injury, but the alleged condition falls under the Vaccine Injury Table. Petitioner was represented by Ronald Craig Homer, and Respondent by Alexa Roggenkamp. The decision date was April 9, 2024.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2021-01-08","case_summary":"Amanda Gefter filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on January 8, 2021. She alleged that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccination on September 30, 2019. Ms. Gefter claimed that the injury was a Table injury and that she experienced residual effects for more than six months. The respondent denied that Ms. Gefter sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused her injury. Despite these differing positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation on February 26, 2024, agreeing to settle the case and award compensation. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation as his decision. Ms. Gefter was awarded a lump sum of $43,000.00, payable to her. This amount represents compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act. The decision was issued on April 9, 2024. Petitioner was represented by Ronald Craig Homer of Conway, Homer, P.C., and respondent was represented by Alexa Roggenkamp of the U.S. Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests performed, or treatments received. The specific mechanism of injury is not detailed in the public decision.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Amanda Gefter","petitioner_attorney_name":"Ronald Craig Homer","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Conway, Homer, P.C.","petitioner_attorney_location":"Boston, MA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:44:03","attorney_canonical_keys":"|ronald-homer|","firm_canonical_key":"conway-homer","package_title":"GEFTER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00319","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00319.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00319.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00319-0","title":"GEFTER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 03/01/2024) regarding 47 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (nh) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2024-04-09","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00319/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00319-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":966795,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00319/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00319-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00319-1","title":"GEFTER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 01/08/2025) regarding 55 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (nh) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2025-02-20","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}