Evelyn Castle v. HHS - Influenza, left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)

On March 16, 2022, Evelyn Castle filed a petition seeking compensation after an influenza vaccination administered on or about August 28, 2020. She alleged a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration and residual effects lasting more than six months.

Respondent denied that Ms. Castle suffered a left shoulder injury from the flu vaccine and denied that the vaccine caused any other injury or current condition.

The public decision is a brief stipulation decision and does not describe the first symptom, onset interval, medical visits, imaging, treatment, or functional impact. On September 23, 2025, Chief Special Master Brian H.

Corcoran adopted the parties' stipulation. Ms.

Castle was awarded $7,500.00 as a lump sum through counsel's IOLTA account for all Vaccine Act damages. She was represented by Jonathan Joseph Svitak of Shannon Law Group, P.C.