Geraldine L. Riser v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2023)

On January 12, 2021, Geraldine L. Riser filed a Vaccine Program petition after receiving an influenza vaccine in her left shoulder on October 25, 2019.

She alleged that the shot caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration, or SIRVA, and that residual effects lasted more than six months. The public decision was entered on a joint stipulation and contains limited clinical detail.

It identifies the vaccine, date, left-shoulder administration, alleged SIRVA, and duration allegation, but it does not describe onset, medical visits, imaging, treatment, or expert review. Respondent denied that Riser sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the alleged shoulder injury was caused in fact by the flu vaccine, and denied that the flu vaccine caused any other injury or her current condition.

The parties filed a joint stipulation on April 27, 2023. Chief Special Master Brian H.

Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it on May 2, 2023. Riser was awarded a lump sum of $40,000.00, payable to her, representing all damages available under section 15(a).

She was represented by Richard H. Moeller of Moore, Heffernan, et al. in Sioux City, Iowa.