Jennifer Silacci v. HHS - Influenza, right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)

On April 21, 2021, Jennifer Silacci filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccination administered on February 13, 2020 caused a right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Respondent contested entitlement, arguing that Ms.

Silacci could not satisfy the severity requirement or the Table elements of a SIRVA claim. Chief Special Master Brian H.

Corcoran issued findings of fact and a ruling on entitlement on December 5, 2024. The ruling described a record in which Ms.

Silacci reported that she had called a prior orthopedist and felt "totally dismissed," and the court ultimately found her entitled to compensation for SIRVA. The public damages decision did not add a detailed treatment chronology, but it resolved the compensation amount.

On January 28, 2025, the Chief Special Master awarded $38,125.00 through counsel's IOLTA account: $37,500.00 for pain and suffering and $625.00 for past unreimbursable expenses. A later September 3, 2025 decision addressed attorneys' fees and costs only.