{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00507","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00507-0","petitioner_identifier":"Richard Robinson","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":68.0,"age_unit_raw":"years","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2019-09-28","condition_raw":"left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"denied","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2026-02-24","extraction_version":"manual-supplement-redo-2026-05-normal14","extracted_at":"2026-05-04 04:15:11","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Influenza vaccine September 28, 2019 at age 68 allegedly causing left SIRVA. DENIED. Key evidence: severe preexisting degenerative left-shoulder osteoarthritis, inconsistent affidavit history, delayed care, intervening appointment without shoulder complaint, and Dr. Oates' view that arthritis explained symptoms. SM Daniel T. Horner found QAI criteria not met except localization; no injury award. Petition January 11, 2021; decision February 24, 2026.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2021-01-11","case_summary":"On January 11, 2021, Richard Robinson, then 68, filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on September 28, 2019 caused a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration.\n\nThe case turned on whether his shoulder complaints fit the Vaccine Injury Table definition for SIRVA. The record showed significant preexisting left-shoulder disease, including severe degenerative joint disease and bone-on-bone glenohumeral osteoarthritis. Mr. Robinson initially denied prior left shoulder pain, but later amended his affidavit after medical records showed intermittent earlier complaints. His orthopedist, Dr. Oates, described advanced arthritis, found no evidence of a flu-shot complication on MRI, and stated that the symptoms were mostly due to arthritis.\n\nRespondent disputed the Table criteria. Special Master Daniel T. Horner found that Mr. Robinson did not establish that his symptoms were unexplained by prior shoulder disease, did not prove reliable onset, and did not rule out osteoarthritis as an alternative explanation. Although the pain was localized to the vaccinated shoulder, the other Table requirements were not met. Entitlement was denied on February 24, 2026, with no compensation awarded.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Daniel T. Horner","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Jonathan Joseph Svitak","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Shannon Law Group, P.C.","petitioner_attorney_location":"Woodridge, IL","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|jonathan-svitak|","firm_canonical_key":"shannon-law-group","package_title":"ROBINSON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00507","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00507.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00507.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00507-0","title":"ROBINSON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 2/24/2026) regarding 56 DECISION of Special Master. Signed by Special Master Daniel T. Horner. (ksb) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2026-03-27","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00507/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00507-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":660608,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'decision of special master'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00507/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00507-0"}]}