Steven Tolar v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2024)

Steven Tolar filed a petition for vaccine compensation on October 18, 2022, alleging injury from an influenza vaccine received on November 18, 2021. The vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table, and Mr.

Tolar claimed he sustained a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) within the Table's timeframe and experienced residual effects for over six months. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Mr.

Tolar suffered from SIRVA or that the vaccine caused his alleged injury. Despite these opposing positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation on July 1, 2024, agreeing to settle the case.

Chief Special Master Corcoran adopted the stipulation as the decision, awarding Mr. Tolar a lump sum of $15,000.00 as compensation for all damages.

This award represents a compromise of the parties' respective positions on liability and damages. The case proceeded as a Table claim, and the award was made pursuant to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.