Dorinda K. Perez v. HHS - Influenza, right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2023)

Dorinda K. Perez filed a petition on April 6, 2021, alleging she suffered a right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on September 29, 2020.

She stated the vaccine was received in the United States, her condition persisted for more than six months, and she had not previously collected an award for this injury. The respondent conceded that Ms.

Perez is entitled to compensation. The respondent agreed that she had no prior history of shoulder pain, that her pain occurred within 48 hours after the vaccination, was limited to the shoulder where the vaccine was administered, and that no other condition explained her pain.

The respondent also confirmed she timely filed her case, received the vaccine in the United States, and met the statutory severity requirement. Based on the respondent's concession and the evidence, the Chief Special Master found Dorinda K.

Perez entitled to compensation. The ruling was on entitlement only, with damages to be determined later.