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

Diana Vorholt filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that she suffered a Table injury, specifically shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA), as a result of her October 13, 2021 influenza vaccination. She stated that she received the vaccination in the United States, suffered residual effects for more than six months, and had no prior award or settlement for her injury.

Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a Table SIRVA injury, denied that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite the respondent's denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on May 27, 2025, agreeing that compensation should be awarded.

Chief Special Master Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision awarding damages. The court awarded Diana Vorholt a lump sum of $67,500.00, to be paid through an ACH deposit to her counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement.

This amount represents compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.