Elizabeth Krumsiek v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2024)

Elizabeth Krumsiek filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on January 8, 2021, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccination on September 16, 2020. The respondent conceded that Ms.

Krumsiek is entitled to compensation, agreeing that her injury met the criteria for a SIRVA Table injury. Specifically, the respondent noted that she had no prior history of shoulder issues, her pain and reduced range of motion began within 48 hours of the vaccination, her symptoms were confined to the injection site shoulder, and no other condition could explain her symptoms.

The case proceeded as a Table claim, and entitlement was granted on May 9, 2023. Subsequently, on February 15, 2024, the respondent filed a proffer on award of compensation, which Ms.

Krumsiek agreed to. The court awarded her a total of $108,876.27, comprising $75,000.00 for pain and suffering, $3,999.93 for past unreimbursable expenses, and $29,876.34 for past lost wages.

This award was presented as a lump sum payment to Ms. Krumsiek, who is a competent adult.