{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00113","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00113-1","petitioner_identifier":"Suzanne Kallin","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":52.0,"age_unit_raw":"years","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2020-09-10","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":30000,"decision_date":"2025-01-22","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T01:38:07.205968+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":0,"theory_of_causation":"Suzanne Kallin, nearly 52 years old, received an influenza vaccine on September 10, 2020. She alleged a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA), a condition listed in the Vaccine Injury Table requiring onset within 48 hours of vaccination. The primary dispute was whether Ms. Kallin's shoulder pain began within this 48-hour window. Ms. Kallin testified that her left shoulder pain began immediately after vaccination and was severe enough to cause her to leave work early that day. This testimony was corroborated by her husband and a coworker. Medical records, obtained over four months post-vaccination due to the COVID-19 pandemic, indicated adhesive capsulitis and reduced range of motion. The Special Master, Brian H. Corcoran, found that Ms. Kallin's testimony, supported by witness statements and her early departure from work, met the preponderance of the evidence standard for establishing the 48-hour onset requirement, even though formal medical documentation of the onset was delayed. The respondent conceded all other requirements for entitlement. The parties stipulated to damages, and on January 22, 2025, Ms. Kallin was awarded $30,000.00 for pain and suffering. Petitioner was represented by Ronald Craig Homer, and Respondent was represented by Jamica Marie Littles.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2022-02-03","case_summary":"On February 3, 2022, Suzanne Kallin filed a petition under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine received on September 10, 2020. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, initially argued that Ms. Kallin was not entitled to compensation because she could not demonstrate pain onset within 48 hours of vaccination, a requirement for a Table SIRVA claim. Following briefing and a review of the evidence, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a Ruling on Entitlement on November 12, 2024, finding that Ms. Kallin had established entitlement to compensation. The Special Master determined that Ms. Kallin's testimony, corroborated by her husband and a coworker, along with her early departure from work on the day of vaccination, provided sufficient evidence of pain onset within the required 48-hour window, despite a delay in formal medical evaluation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The medical records indicated symptoms consistent with adhesive capsulitis. The respondent did not raise any other objections to entitlement. Subsequently, on December 20, 2024, the parties filed a Proffer on Award of Compensation. Ms. Kallin was awarded $30,000.00 in pain and suffering, to be paid as a lump sum check. The decision was issued by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran on January 22, 2025.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. 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