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

Tonya Coss filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program alleging a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) from an influenza vaccine she received on December 20, 2019. She alleged that the vaccine was administered in the United States, that she suffered residual effects of her injury for more than six months, and that no lawsuits had been filed or settlements accepted.

Respondent denied that Ms. Coss sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequelae of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. The court adopted the stipulation as its decision, awarding Ms.

Coss a lump sum of $7,500.00. This amount represents compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.

The case proceeded as a Table claim, and the parties stipulated to the award amount.