Douglas S. Yaw v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2023)

Douglas S. Yaw filed a petition on March 17, 2021, alleging that he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) caused by an influenza vaccine he received on November 12, 2018.

Mr. Yaw stated that he received the vaccine in the United States, suffered residual effects for more than six months, and had not filed a civil action or received compensation for the injury.

The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused Mr. Yaw's injury or that he sustained a SIRVA Table injury.

The parties later filed a joint stipulation agreeing that compensation should be awarded. Chief Special Master Brian H.

Corcoran adopted the stipulation as the court's decision, awarding Mr. Yaw a lump sum of $51,505.00, payable to Petitioner, for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act.

This award represents compensation for his SIRVA injury. Petitioner counsel was Matthew F.

Belanger of Faraci Lange LLP, and respondent counsel was Jamica Marie Littles of the U.S. Department of Justice.