Ngoc H. Lam v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2024)

Ngoc H. Lam, an adult, filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on March 31, 2021.

She alleged that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of her influenza vaccination on September 30, 2019. Petitioner claimed that she experienced residual effects of the condition for more than six months and that the vaccine was administered in the United States.

Respondent denied that petitioner sustained a Table SIRVA 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 agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation.

The court adopted the stipulation, awarding Ngoc H. Lam a lump sum of $30,359.00.

This amount represents compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act. The case proceeded as a Table claim, and the parties stipulated to the award amount.