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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00491
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00491
Petitioner: Paul Granet
Filed: 2023-04-11
Decided: 2025-08-19
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2021-09-16
Condition: shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 80000

AI-assisted case summary:
Paul Granet filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on April 11, 2023, alleging he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine received on September 16, 2021. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding that Petitioner was entitled to compensation. The respondent agreed that Petitioner's alleged injury was consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table and that Petitioner had satisfied all legal prerequisites for compensation. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a Ruling on Entitlement on June 4, 2024, finding Petitioner entitled to compensation based on the respondent's concession and the evidence of record. As the parties were unable to informally resolve the issue of damages, a hearing was held on June 27, 2025. Petitioner sought $85,000.00 for pain and suffering, while the respondent recommended $65,000.00. Chief Special Master Corcoran issued a Decision on August 19, 2025, awarding Petitioner a lump sum payment of $80,000.00 for actual pain and suffering. This amount represents compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act. The award was to be paid through an ACH deposit to Petitioner's counsel's IOLTA account. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of injury. Petitioner was represented by David John Carney of Green & Schafle LLC, and the respondent was represented by Shelly Jock and later Rochelle Ilana Gillenson of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Paul Granet alleged a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine on September 16, 2021. The respondent conceded that the alleged injury was consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table and that Petitioner met all legal prerequisites for compensation. The case proceeded to a damages hearing on June 27, 2025, after the parties could not reach an informal resolution. Petitioner sought $85,000.00 for pain and suffering, and Respondent recommended $65,000.00. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran awarded Petitioner $80,000.00 for actual pain and suffering in a decision dated August 19, 2025, adopting reasoning from a prior SIRVA case. The award was a lump sum payment for all damages under Section 15(a). The public text does not detail specific medical experts, the mechanism of injury, or the specific clinical presentation beyond the SIRVA diagnosis. Petitioner was represented by David John Carney (Green & Schafle LLC), and Respondent by Shelly Jock and Rochelle Ilana Gillenson (U.S. Department of Justice).

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00491-0
Date issued/filed: 2024-07-08
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 06/04/2024) regarding 23 Ruling on Entitlement Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (nh) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:23-vv-00491-UNJ Document 25 Filed 07/08/24 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 23-0491V
PAUL GRANET, Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner,
v. Filed: June 4, 2024
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
David John Carney, Green & Schafle LLC, Philadelphia, PA, for Petitioner.
Shelly Jock, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
On April 11, 2023, Paul Granet filed a petition for compensation under the National
Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.2 (the “Vaccine
Act”). Petitioner alleges that he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration
(“SIRVA”) as the result of an influenza (“flu”) vaccine which he received on September
16, 2021. Petition at 1. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the
Office of Special Masters.
On June 3, 2024, Respondent filed his Rule 4(c) report in which he concedes that
Petitioner is entitled to compensation in this case. Respondent’s Rule 4(c) Report at 1.
Specifically, Respondent agrees that Petitioner’s alleged injury is consistent with SIRVA
as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table. Id. at 4 (citing 42 C.F.R. §§ 100.3(a), (c)(10)).
1 Because this Ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action taken in this case, it must be made
publicly accessible and will be posted on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, and/or
at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/national/cofc, in accordance with the E-Government
Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2018) (Federal Management and Promotion of Electronic Government
Services). This means the Ruling will be available to anyone with access to the internet. In accordance
with Vaccine Rule 18(b), Petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other information,
the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, I agree that
the identified material fits within this definition, I will redact such material from public access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for ease
of citation, all section references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2018).

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Respondent further agrees that Petitioner has satisfied all legal prerequisites for
compensation under the Vaccine Act. Id.
In view of Respondent’s position and the evidence of record, I find that
Petitioner is entitled to compensation.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Chief Special Master
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DOCUMENT 2: USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00491-1
Date issued/filed: 2025-08-19
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 06/27/2025) regarding 36 DECISION of Special Master Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (nh) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:23-vv-00491-UNJ Document 44 Filed 08/19/25 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 23-0491V
PAUL GRANET, Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner,
v. Filed: June 27, 2025
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
David John Carney, Green & Schafle LLC, Philadelphia, PA, for Petitioner.
Rochelle Ilana Gillenson, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
On April 11, 2023, Paul Granet filed a petition for compensation under the National
Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.2 (the “Vaccine
Act”). Petitioner alleged that he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine
administration (“SIRVA”) as the result of an influenza (“flu”) vaccine which he received on
September 16, 2021. Petition at 1. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit
of the Office of Special Masters. Because the parties could not informally resolve the
issue of damages, they were ordered to file briefs setting forth their respective arguments
and were notified that I would resolve this dispute via an expedited “Motions Day” hearing,
which ultimately took place on June 27, 2025.
1 Because this Ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action taken in this case, it must be made
publicly accessible and will be posted on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, and/or
at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/national/cofc, in accordance with the E-Government
Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2018) (Federal Management and Promotion of Electronic Government
Services). This means the Ruling will be available to anyone with access to the internet. In accordance
with Vaccine Rule 18(b), Petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other information,
the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, I agree that
the identified material fits within this definition, I will redact such material from public access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for ease
of citation, all section references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2018).

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Petitioner seeks an award of $85,000.00 in compensation for Petitioner’s actual
pain and suffering. Respondent recommends an award of $65,000.00.
After listening to the arguments of both sides, I issued an oral ruling on damages
constituting my findings of fact and conclusions of law, pursuant to Section 12(d)(3)(A),
at the conclusion of the June 27, 2025 hearing. An official recording of the proceeding
was taken by a court reporter, although a transcript has not yet been filed in this matter. I
hereby fully adopt and incorporate that oral ruling as officially recorded. As discussed
during my oral ruling, in another recent decision I discussed at length the legal standard
to be considered in determining damages and prior SIRVA compensation within SPU. I
fully adopt and hereby incorporate my prior discussion in Section III of Thomas v. Sec'y
of Health & Hum. Servs., No. 22-1941, 2025 WL 1082606 at *5 – 7 (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr.
Mar. 7, 2025) to the instant ruling and decision. Additionally, the official recording of my
oral ruling includes my discussion of various comparable cases as well as specific facts
relating to Petitioner’s medical history and experience that further informed my decision
awarding damages herein.
Based on my consideration of the complete record as a whole and for the reasons
discussed in my oral ruling, pursuant to Section 12(d)(3)(A), I find that $80,000.00
represents a fair and appropriate amount of compensation for Petitioner’s actual
pain and suffering.3
Accordingly, I award Petitioner a lump sum payment of $80,000.00, to be paid
through an ACH deposit to Petitioner’s counsel’s IOLTA account for prompt
disbursement to Petitioner. Stipulation at ¶ 8. This amount represents compensation
for all items of damages that would be available under Section 15(a). Id.
The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in accordance with this decision.4
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Chief Special Master
3 Since this amount is being awarded for actual, rather than projected, pain and suffering, no reduction to
net present value is required. See Section 15(f)(4)(A); Childers v. Sec’y of Health & Hum. Servs., No. 96-
0194V, 1999 WL 159844, at *1 (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Mar. 5, 1999) (citing Youngblood v. Sec’y of Health &
Hum. Servs., 32 F.3d 552 (Fed. Cir. 1994)).
4 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by the parties’ joint filing of notice
renouncing the right to seek review.
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