Myra B. Crowder v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2023)

Myra B. Crowder filed a petition for vaccine compensation on January 11, 2021, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on September 26, 2020.

She claimed SIRVA as a Table injury, or alternatively, a caused-in-fact injury. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Ms.

Crowder sustained a SIRVA Table Injury, denied that the injury was caused-in-fact by the vaccine, and denied that the vaccine caused any other injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on October 2, 2023, agreeing to settle the case and award compensation.

The Chief Special Master adopted the stipulation as the decision, awarding Ms. Crowder a lump sum of $50,000.00.

This amount represents compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act. The stipulation also addressed future proceedings for attorney fees and costs.

The parties released the United States and the Secretary from further claims related to the alleged injury from the flu vaccine.