Paul Kriss v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2025)

Paul Kriss filed a petition for vaccine compensation on April 26, 2023, alleging he suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 8, 2021. The flu vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table, and Kriss alleged his SIRVA resulted in residual effects lasting more than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the SIRVA onset occurred within the Table timeframe and denied that the vaccine caused the injury or any other condition. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on December 5, 2024, agreeing to settle the case.

The court adopted the stipulation as its decision, awarding Kriss a lump sum of $24,000.00 for pain and suffering and $143.35 to reimburse a Medicaid lien. This award represents compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act.

The decision was finalized on January 6, 2025.