Natalie Iovino-Schoenfeld v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2023)

Natalie Iovino-Schoenfeld filed a petition for vaccine compensation on January 12, 2021, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) caused by an influenza vaccine received on October 3, 2019. She claimed the injury occurred within the United States, had residual effects for more than six months, and that there had been no prior award or settlement for this condition.

Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the flu vaccine caused her injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on September 21, 2023, agreeing to settle the case.

Chief Special Master Corcoran adopted the stipulation as her decision, awarding Natalie Iovino-Schoenfeld a lump sum of $17,500.00 for all items of damages available under Section 15(a). The case proceeded as a Table claim, and the award represents a settlement of liability and damages.