Katherine Miller v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)

Katherine Miller filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine received on December 3, 2020. The case proceeded as a Table claim, with Petitioner arguing she met the criteria for SIRVA under 42 C.F.R. §§ 100.3(a)(XIV)(B) and 100.3(c)(10).

Respondent disputed entitlement, arguing Petitioner failed to establish that the vaccine was administered in her injured right shoulder and that her pain and reduced range of motion were limited to that shoulder. After a hearing, the Chief Special Master found that Petitioner had established entitlement to compensation, including that the vaccine was administered in her injured right shoulder and that all other SIRVA Table requirements were met.

The court awarded Katherine Miller $63,000.00 for pain and suffering and $3,204.06 to satisfy a Medicaid lien, for a total award of $66,204.06.