Mandi Dancer v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2023)

Mandi Dancer filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on January 12, 2021, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on November 2, 2019. She further alleged that her SIRVA persisted for more than six months.

Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused her injury, and denied that her current condition is a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on February 16, 2023, agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation.

The Chief Special Master found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision awarding damages. Pursuant to the stipulation, Mandi Dancer was awarded a lump sum of $36,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a).

The case proceeded as a Table claim, and the parties stipulated to damages.