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

Eileen Barton filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccination on September 29, 2020. She claimed the injury persisted for longer than six months.

Respondent denied that Ms. Barton sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that her shoulder injury was caused-in-fact by the flu vaccine, and denied that the vaccine caused any other injury.

Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case and award compensation. The court adopted the stipulation as its decision.

Ms. Barton was awarded a lump sum of $55,000.00, representing compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act.

The decision was entered on March 18, 2025, following the petition filed on February 5, 2025. The case proceeded as an off-Table claim, with the parties stipulating to the award amount.