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

Homer Stine filed a petition for vaccine compensation on April 11, 2022, alleging he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccination on December 8, 2020. He further alleged that he experienced residual effects of this condition for more than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Mr. Stine sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused his alleged shoulder injury or any other 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 August 7, 2024, agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. The court adopted the stipulation as its decision.

Mr. Stine was awarded a lump sum of $15,000.00, representing compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act.

This amount is intended to cover all damages, and the case was settled as a Table claim. The decision was issued on September 10, 2024.