{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00805","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00805-0","petitioner_identifier":"Haley Faro","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"adult (exact age not stated in public source)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2019-10-24","condition_raw":"left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"entitlement_granted_pending_damages","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2026-02-02","extraction_version":"manual-supplement-redo-2026-05-normal41","extracted_at":"2026-05-04 23:59:54","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":0,"theory_of_causation":"Influenza vaccine on October 24, 2019, adult exact age not stated, causing left SIRVA. ENTITLEMENT GRANTED; damages pending. The record described immediate left shoulder/arm pain followed by orthopedic treatment beginning November 19, 2019. Respondent opposed entitlement, but Special Master Corcoran found petitioner established the Table SIRVA elements and legal prerequisites. Decision originally filed February 2, 2026 and later made public. Attorney information should be taken from the source record.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2021-01-27","case_summary":"Haley Faro filed a petition on January 27, 2021 under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine received on October 24, 2019 at her place of employment. Faro reported feeling immediate shoulder pain after vaccination; she first sought medical attention on November 19, 2019, complaining of left arm pain that began after the October vaccination. She was evaluated by orthopedic PA Kimberly Fitch in December 2019 and diagnosed with tendonitis/bursitis, receiving Meloxicam and physical therapy. She completed three PT sessions and improved substantially by January 2020, when she was instructed to discontinue Meloxicam. Her symptoms waxed and waned over the following year; she returned to PA Fitch in December 2020 with worsening pain and received a subacromial cortisone injection. An MRI in January 2021 showed increased signal within the infraspinatus myotendinous junction compatible with a tear, with the remaining rotator cuff tendons intact. Respondent contested entitlement, arguing Faro failed to establish reduced range of motion and that her SIRVA resolved within six months. Chief Special Master Corcoran found that Faro satisfied all four QAI requirements for a Table SIRVA — no prior left shoulder condition, onset within 48 hours, pain and reduced range of motion limited to the injection-site shoulder, and no other condition explaining her symptoms — and that her symptoms persisted for more than six months based on the December 2020 recurrence. Entitlement to compensation was granted; a damages order is forthcoming.","is_minor_inferred":1,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_firm":null,"petitioner_attorney_location":null,"adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":null,"firm_canonical_key":null,"package_title":"FARO v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00805","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00805.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00805.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00805-0","title":"FARO v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 02/02/2026) regarding 33 Ruling on Entitlement, Order on Motion for Ruling on the Record. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (cr) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2026-03-26","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00805/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00805-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":657583,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'ruling on entitlement'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00805/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00805-0"}]}