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

Carole Hillard filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on July 21, 2022, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccination on September 21, 2020. She further alleged that she experienced residual effects of this injury for more than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Ms. Hillard sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. The court adopted the stipulation as its decision.

Ms. Hillard was awarded a lump sum of $5,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages available under the program.

This amount represents a compromise of the parties' respective positions on liability and damages. The case proceeded as a Table claim, as the influenza vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table.