Ann Petrea Crawford v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2024)

Ann Petrea Crawford filed a petition for vaccine compensation on September 23, 2021, alleging a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine she received on October 2, 2019. She also alleged that she suffered residual effects of this injury for more than six months.

The respondent denied that Ms. Crawford sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the flu vaccine caused or aggravated her condition.

Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on October 28, 2024, agreeing to settle the case and award compensation. The Chief Special Master adopted the stipulation as the decision, awarding Ms.

Crawford a lump sum of $25,000.00. This amount is intended to compensate for all damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.

The case proceeded as a Table claim, and the parties agreed to the settlement to resolve the issues between them, with Ms. Crawford releasing the United States and the Secretary of Health and Human Services from further claims related to the vaccination.