{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00220","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00220-0","petitioner_identifier":"Sarah Davis Buechner","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2020-03-03","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"entitlement_granted_pending_damages","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2025-04-01","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T01:38:34.011164+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":0,"theory_of_causation":"Table","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2025-02-26","case_summary":"Sarah Davis Buechner filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on March 3, 2020. She stated her arm was sore and painful on the day of vaccination, and the pain intensified over the following week. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she delayed seeking formal medical treatment, attempting self-care in the interim. She eventually reported persistent pain, a \"frozen shoulder,\" radiating pain, and some numbness in her fingertips to her primary care physician on June 18, 2020, and saw a sports medicine specialist on June 24, 2020, who diagnosed adhesive capsulitis. The respondent argued that the petitioner failed to establish Table onset within 48 hours and that her symptoms were not limited to the vaccinated shoulder. The court found that the petitioner's explanation for the delay in seeking treatment, particularly in light of the pandemic, was reasonable and credible. Multiple medical records consistently related her pain to the vaccination, and her affidavit provided further detail about immediate onset. While there was an initial report of radiating pain and numbness, subsequent examinations and treatments focused solely on the left shoulder, and the petitioner denied cervical or radiating symptoms during physical therapy. The court concluded that the petitioner provided preponderant evidence that her pain began within 48 hours of vaccination and was limited to her vaccinated shoulder, satisfying the requirements for a Table SIRVA claim. Therefore, Sarah Davis Buechner is entitled to compensation, and a separate damages order will be issued.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Sarah Davis Buechner","petitioner_attorney_name":"David John Carney","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Green & Schafle, LLC","petitioner_attorney_location":"Philadelphia, PA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:43:38","attorney_canonical_keys":"|david-carney|","firm_canonical_key":"green-and-schafle","package_title":"BUECHNER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00220","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00220.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00220.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00220-0","title":"BUECHNER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 02/26/2025) regarding 35 Ruling on Entitlement. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (kle) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2025-04-01","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00220/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00220-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":298620,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'ruling on entitlement'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00220/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00220-0"}]}