{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00832","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00832-0","petitioner_identifier":"Lisa Carter","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2018-10-05","condition_raw":"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":"2022-10-31","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:26:40.769730+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":null,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Lisa Carter filed a petition on February 1, 2021, alleging SIRVA resulting from an influenza vaccine administered on October 5, 2018. The injury allegedly persisted for more than six months. The Respondent conceded entitlement, agreeing that Petitioner met the criteria in the Vaccine Injury Table and Qualifications and Aids to Interpretation for SIRVA caused by an intramuscular flu vaccine, received the vaccine in the United States, and satisfied the statutory severity requirement. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a ruling on entitlement on October 31, 2022, finding Petitioner entitled to compensation based on the Respondent's concession. The specific mechanism of injury, medical experts, and detailed clinical information were not described in the public text. Petitioner was represented by Isaiah Richard Kalinowski, and Respondent was represented by Mitchell Jones.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2021-02-01","case_summary":"Lisa Carter filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on February 1, 2021. She alleged that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccination received on October 5, 2018. Ms. Carter further alleged that her vaccine-related injuries persisted for more than six months following the vaccination. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit. On September 30, 2022, the Respondent filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding that Petitioner is entitled to compensation. The Respondent stated that Petitioner satisfied the criteria in the Vaccine Injury Table and the Qualifications and Aids to Interpretation for SIRVA caused by the intramuscular administration of a flu vaccine. The Respondent also agreed that Petitioner received the vaccine in the United States and met the statutory severity requirement by suffering residual effects or complications of her injury for more than six months after vaccine administration. Based on the Respondent's concession and the evidence of record, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found Petitioner entitled to compensation. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical examinations, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses. The attorneys involved were Isaiah Richard Kalinowski for the Petitioner and Mitchell Jones for the Respondent.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Lisa Carter","petitioner_attorney_name":"Isaiah Richard Kalinowski","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Bosson Legal Group","petitioner_attorney_location":"Fairfax, VA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:44:32","attorney_canonical_keys":"|isaiah-kalinowski|","firm_canonical_key":"bosson-legal-group","package_title":"CARTER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00832","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00832.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00832.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00832-0","title":"CARTER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 09/30/2022) regarding 30 Ruling on Entitlement ( Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. )(mpj) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2022-10-31","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00832/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00832-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":247230,"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-00832/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00832-0"}]}