Debbie Hutchins v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2023)

Debbie Hutchins filed a claim under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine received on September 4, 2019. Her petition was filed on January 8, 2021.

Respondent filed a report recommending against compensation. After the Special Master issued an order to show cause regarding the cause of her injury, Ms.

Hutchins filed a status report indicating her intent to withdraw from the Vaccine Program. She subsequently filed a Motion for a Decision Dismissing her Petition, stating that after consulting with her attorneys, she decided to voluntarily withdraw her petition.

The Special Master granted the motion, dismissing the petition because Ms. Hutchins failed to establish a prima facie case of entitlement to compensation, as her medical records did not support her allegations by a preponderance of the evidence and she did not file an expert medical opinion.