{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01221","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01221-0","petitioner_identifier":"Thomas Kenny","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"adult (exact age not stated in public source)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2020-08-17","condition_raw":"right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"shoulder","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"entitlement granted","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2025-09-09","extraction_version":"manual-supplement-redo-2026-05-normal38","extracted_at":"2026-05-04 21:06:08","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":0,"theory_of_causation":"Influenza vaccine, August 17, 2020, adult exact age not stated, right shoulder SIRVA. ENTITLEMENT GRANTED; damages pending. Key evidence: vaccine records had left-arm defaults but other Rite Aid consent paperwork showed RA, December 2020 PCP and orthopedic records described right shoulder pain after a high right-arm flu shot, limited abduction, swelling/tenderness/warmth near AC joint, positive impingement findings, MRI labral/rotator-cuff/degenerative changes, PT and injections, and later systemic joint complaints treated as separate. Chief Special Master Corcoran found right-sided situs, onset within 48 hours, symptoms limited to shoulder for the Table injury, and six-month severity. Attorney Jimmy Zgheib.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2021-04-15","case_summary":"On April 15, 2021, Thomas Kenny filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccination administered on August 17, 2020, caused a right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration.\n\nThe case turned in part on vaccine situs. Some Rite Aid service records listed the left arm, but related consent paperwork showed \"RA,\" and Mr. Kenny consistently described a right-arm injection. In December 2020, he told his primary-care provider that he had constant right shoulder pain after a high flu shot near the shoulder. Examination showed swelling, tenderness, warmth near the AC joint, and limited abduction. Orthopedic records described severe constant pain, impingement signs, and an MRI showing labral tearing, supraspinatus tearing, subscapularis tendinosis, and degenerative changes. He treated with injections and physical therapy. Later records also described broader body pains and possible rheumatologic issues, but the Special Master treated those as separate from the initial right shoulder claim.\n\nChief Special Master Corcoran found that the vaccine was more likely administered in the right arm and that Mr. Kenny met the Table SIRVA requirements. Although treatment began several months after vaccination, the decision credited the consistent history of immediate right shoulder pain and found six-month severity established.\n\nOn September 9, 2025, Mr. Kenny was found entitled to compensation. Damages remained pending. He was represented by Jimmy Zgheib.","is_minor_inferred":1,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Thomas Kenny","petitioner_attorney_name":"Jimmy A. Zgheib","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Zgheib Sayad, P.C.","petitioner_attorney_location":"White Plaines, NY","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:43:25","attorney_canonical_keys":"|james-zgheib|","firm_canonical_key":"zgheib-sayad","package_title":"KENNY v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01221","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01221.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01221.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01221-0","title":"KENNY v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 09/09/2025) regarding 32 Ruling on Entitlement, Order on Motion for Ruling on the Record Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (ppa) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2025-10-14","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01221/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01221-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":342791,"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-01221/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01221-0"}]}