Gordon Pari v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2024)

Gordon Pari filed a petition for vaccine compensation on November 30, 2021, alleging he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccination on August 26, 2020. He claimed the residual effects of this injury lasted for more than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Mr. Pari sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused or aggravated his alleged shoulder injury, and denied that his current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on November 25, 2024, agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as its decision.

Mr. Pari was awarded a lump sum of $20,000.00, representing compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.

This amount is intended to cover all damages related to his alleged SIRVA injury. The case proceeded as a Table claim, and the parties stipulated to the award amount.