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

Don Chambers filed a petition for vaccine compensation on February 21, 2023, alleging injury from an influenza vaccine he received on October 13, 2021. He claimed a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA), which is a condition listed on the Vaccine Injury Table.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Mr. Chambers sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused his alleged injury.

Despite these differing positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case and award compensation. Chief Special Master Corcoran adopted the stipulation as the decision, awarding Mr.

Chambers a lump sum of $35,000.00. This amount is intended to cover all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act.

The stipulation also outlines the process for awarding attorneys' fees and costs. The settlement represents a compromise of the parties' respective positions on liability and damages, and the United States does not admit that the influenza vaccine caused Mr.

Chambers' alleged injury.