Ronald Brown v. HHS - Influenza, left shoulder pain / frozen shoulder / labral tear (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On September 15, 2022, Ronald Brown filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccination on September 15, 2019 caused a left-shoulder injury described in the record as frozen shoulder, labral tear, and shoulder pain. The public dismissal decision does not provide a medical narrative, onset date, treatment history, expert theory, or damages evidence.
The procedural record drove the outcome. The case began in pre-assignment review and was later assigned to the Special Processing Unit.
Mr. Brown received multiple extensions to provide records needed for medical review, including vaccination records, primary-care records, and post-vaccination treatment records.
After additional status reports and a conference, he was ordered to refile certain exhibits and provide missing records by July 28, 2025; that deadline was enlarged to August 27, 2025. On September 15, 2025, Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran issued an order to show cause warning that the claim would be dismissed unless Mr. Brown responded by October 3, 2025.
Mr. Brown did not file additional documents or explain the failure to comply.
On October 22, 2025, the case was dismissed for failure to prosecute and for insufficient evidence. No vaccine-injury compensation was awarded.
Theory of causation
Influenza vaccine, September 15, 2019, alleged left shoulder injury/frozen shoulder/labral tear. DISMISSED for failure to prosecute. The public decision does not reach medical causation or describe a clinical onset narrative; the case was dismissed after repeated orders for vaccination, primary-care, and post-vaccination records went unanswered and petitioner did not respond to the final order to show cause. Chief Special Master Corcoran October 22, 2025. No compensation.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01308