{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01452","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01452-1","petitioner_identifier":"Aaron S. Bright","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2020-10-02","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":135000,"decision_date":"2023-07-20","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:27:58.041308+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":0,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Aaron S. Bright alleged a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine received on October 2, 2020. The respondent conceded that the alleged injury was consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table, noting the absence of prior shoulder issues, onset of pain within 48 hours post-vaccination, pain localized to the injection site, and no other identified condition explaining the pain. The respondent also agreed that the petitioner suffered residual effects for more than six months. The case was decided based on the respondent's concession, and no specific medical experts or detailed mechanism of injury beyond the Table definition were described in the public text. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a Ruling on Entitlement on April 21, 2023, finding entitlement. A subsequent Decision Awarding Damages on July 20, 2023, granted a lump sum payment of $135,000.00 for actual pain and suffering. Petitioner was represented by JohnDavid Toren, and respondent by Sarah Christina Duncan.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2021-04-21","case_summary":"Aaron S. Bright filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on June 9, 2021, alleging he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine he received on October 2, 2020. The petition stated the vaccine was administered in the United States, that he suffered residual effects for more than six months, and that there had been no prior award or settlement of a civil action for his injury. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report on April 20, 2023, conceding that the petitioner was entitled to compensation. The respondent noted that the petitioner had no prior history of left shoulder pain, inflammation, or dysfunction; that the pain occurred within 48 hours after the intramuscular vaccination; that the pain was limited to the shoulder where the vaccine was administered; and that no other condition explained the petitioner's shoulder pain. The respondent also agreed that the petitioner suffered residual effects for more than six months. Based on the respondent's concession and the evidence of record, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a Ruling on Entitlement on April 21, 2023, finding the petitioner entitled to compensation. Subsequently, on June 14, 2023, the respondent filed a proffer on the award of compensation, which the petitioner agreed to. On July 20, 2023, Chief Special Master Corcoran issued a Decision Awarding Damages, granting the petitioner a lump sum payment of $135,000.00 for actual pain and suffering, payable to Aaron S. Bright. Petitioner was represented by JohnDavid Toren of Menzer Law Firm, PLLC, and respondent was represented by Sarah Christina Duncan of the U.S. Department of Justice.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Aaron S. Bright","petitioner_attorney_name":"JohnDavid Toren","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Menzer Law Firm, PLLC","petitioner_attorney_location":"Seattle, WA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:44:19","attorney_canonical_keys":"|johndavid-toren|","firm_canonical_key":"menzer","package_title":"BRIGHT v. 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