Nicole Egbert v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2026)

On January 12, 2021, Nicole Egbert filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on September 18, 2020 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Respondent conceded entitlement, and Chief Special Master Brian H.

Corcoran found Ms. Egbert entitled to compensation on May 3, 2023.

Damages then required a separate ruling. Ms.

Egbert, a dental hygienist, described difficulty performing work that required sustained shoulder use and above-shoulder positioning. Her lost-wage claim involved vocational and economic evidence, including opinions from Dr.

Mark Schonbrun and Robert Cook, while respondent challenged the extent to which later symptoms and work limits were attributable to SIRVA. On January 16, 2026, Chief Special Master Corcoran awarded $140,000.00 for past pain and suffering and $2,908.81 for past unreimbursed expenses, and held that Ms.

Egbert was entitled to a lost-wage component to be calculated under the ruling. Because the public ruling did not set a final total award, damages are treated here as still not finally liquidated.