Jessica Reisner v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2024)

Jessica Reisner filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine administered on September 24, 2019. She stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States, that she experienced residual effects of her injury for more than six months, and that there had been no prior award or settlement of a civil action for her condition.

Respondent denied that Ms. Reisner suffered from a left shoulder injury as a result of the flu vaccine or that the vaccine caused any other injury.

Despite these positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that the case should be settled and that compensation should be awarded. The court adopted the stipulation as its decision, awarding Ms.

Reisner a lump sum of $72,500.00. This amount represents compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act.

The case proceeded as a Table claim, as SIRVA is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. The stipulation was reached after the petition was filed on January 11, 2021, and the decision was issued on April 15, 2024.