{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01059","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01059-0","petitioner_identifier":"Kayla Smith","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2020-01-08","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":27500,"decision_date":"2023-07-27","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:27:14.923830+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Kayla Smith alleged a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving the influenza vaccine on January 8, 2020. Respondent denied that Petitioner satisfied the six-month severity requirement and denied that the flu vaccine caused her alleged injury. The parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation, and Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation as his decision. A lump sum of $27,500.00 was awarded to Petitioner. The public decision does not describe the specific medical mechanism, expert testimony, or detailed clinical facts supporting the SIRVA diagnosis or the six-month severity requirement. The theory of causation is based on the \"Table\" of vaccine injuries, as SIRVA is a condition listed in the Vaccine Injury Table. Petitioner was represented by Richard Gage, P.C., and Respondent was represented by the U.S. Department of Justice. The decision was issued on July 27, 2023.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2021-03-12","case_summary":"Kayla Smith filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on March 12, 2021. She alleged that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving the influenza vaccine on January 8, 2020. Petitioner stated she received the vaccine within the United States, suffered residual effects for more than six months, and had not filed a civil action or received other compensation. Respondent denied that Petitioner met the six-month severity requirement and denied that the flu vaccine caused her injury. Nevertheless, on June 26, 2023, the parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and awarded Kayla Smith a lump sum of $27,500.00 as compensation for all items of damages.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Kayla Smith","petitioner_attorney_name":"Richard Gage","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Richard Gage, P.C. (WY)","petitioner_attorney_location":"Cheyenne, WY","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:44:19","attorney_canonical_keys":"|richard-gage|","firm_canonical_key":"richard-gage","package_title":"SMITH v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01059","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01059.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01059.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01059-0","title":"SMITH v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 06/26/2023) regarding 34 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (tlf) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2023-07-27","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01059/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01059-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":3666902,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01059/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01059-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01059-1","title":"SMITH v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 09/18/2023) regarding 40 DECISION of Special Master - Fees. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (tlf) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2023-10-19","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}