{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00360","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00360-0","petitioner_identifier":"Stephanie Stanton","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2018-10-15","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":110000,"decision_date":"2024-04-29","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T01:25:52.448163+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":0,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Stephanie Stanton filed a petition on January 8, 2021, alleging a SIRVA injury from an influenza vaccination on October 15, 2018. The case proceeded as a Table claim under 42 C.F.R. §§ 100.3(a)(XIV)(B), 100.3(c)(10). Respondent disputed that Petitioner established the onset of pain within 48 hours of vaccination. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran presided. Following an expedited hearing on March 28, 2024, the Chief Special Master found that Petitioner established entitlement, including the onset of pain within 48 hours, all other SIRVA Table requirements, and residual effects lasting six months as required by Section 11(c). Petitioner was awarded $110,000.00 for actual pain and suffering. The award was a lump sum payable by check and did not require net present value reduction. Petitioner's counsel was John Robert Howie, and Respondent's counsel was Dorian Hurley.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2021-01-08","case_summary":"Stephanie Stanton 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) as a result of an influenza vaccination received on October 15, 2018. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit. The respondent disputed that the Table elements for SIRVA were met, specifically arguing that Petitioner failed to establish the onset of pain within 48 hours of vaccination. The parties were ordered to file briefs on entitlement and damages, and the dispute was resolved via an expedited hearing on March 28, 2024. Petitioner sought $110,000.00 for actual pain and suffering, while the respondent recommended an award of $60,000.00 if entitlement was found. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a ruling on entitlement and damages. Based on the record and an oral ruling, the Chief Special Master found that Petitioner established the onset of pain within 48 hours of vaccination, satisfied all other SIRVA Table requirements, and met the additional requirements for residual effects lasting six months. The Chief Special Master awarded Stephanie Stanton a lump sum of $110,000.00 for actual pain and suffering, payable by check to Petitioner. This amount represents compensation for all damages available under Section 15(a) and does not require reduction to net present value as it is for actual, rather than projected, pain and suffering. The Clerk of Court was directed to enter judgment.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. 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