Gada Sweis v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2021)

Gada Sweis filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on May 12, 2021, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) from an influenza vaccine received on September 10, 2019. Ms.

Sweis did not provide any medical records or supporting documentation with her initial petition. After receiving extensions, she failed to comply with court orders to submit the required documents.

On May 11, 2021, Ms. Sweis filed a motion to dismiss her petition, stating that an investigation demonstrated she would be unable to prove her entitlement to compensation.

The court noted that to receive compensation, a petitioner must prove either a Table Injury or that the vaccine caused the injury, supported by medical records or a physician's opinion. As Ms.

Sweis failed to establish any of these requirements and admitted she could not prove her case, her petition was dismissed for insufficient proof.