Jason Olszanicky v. HHS - Hepatitis B, left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2024)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Jason Olszanicky filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on July 3, 2023, alleging he suffered a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving a Hepatitis B vaccine on May 19, 2021. The Hepatitis B vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table, and Mr.
Olszanicky claimed his injury occurred within the Table's time frame and resulted in residual effects lasting more than six months. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Mr.
Olszanicky sustained a SIRVA or that the vaccine caused his alleged injury. Despite these denials, the parties reached a joint stipulation to settle the case.
Chief Special Master Corcoran reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision awarding damages. Pursuant to the stipulation, Mr.
Olszanicky was awarded a lump sum of $50,000.00 for pain and suffering and an additional $4,998.72 to reimburse a Medicaid lien for services rendered by Medi-Cal. These amounts represent compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act.
The decision was entered on December 6, 2024.