{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01272","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01272-0","petitioner_identifier":"Carolyn Worlds","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified; adult inferred from self-filed petition)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2020-08-17","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":33825.7,"decision_date":"2026-03-06","extraction_version":"manual-supplement-redo-2026-05","extracted_at":"2026-05-04 02:53:48","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Influenza vaccine on August 17, 2020, allegedly causing/aggravating Table SIRVA; COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied Table injury, causation/significant aggravation, other injury, and current sequelae. Public stipulation gives limited clinical detail. Award $33,825.70 ($33,635 petitioner + $190.70 Indiana Medicaid lien). Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition filed August 9, 2023; decision March 6, 2026.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2023-08-09","case_summary":"On August 9, 2023, Carolyn Worlds filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccination administered on August 17, 2020 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. She alleged a SIRVA as defined in the Vaccine Injury Table and residual effects lasting more than six months.\n\nRespondent denied that Ms. Worlds sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused or significantly aggravated her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. The case resolved by stipulation, so the public decision does not include a fuller clinical timeline.\n\nOn March 6, 2026, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation and awarded $33,825.70. The award consisted of $33,635.00 payable through counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement to Ms. Worlds and $190.70 to satisfy an Indiana Health Coverage Programs Medicaid lien.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Carolyn Worlds","petitioner_attorney_name":"Phyllis Widman","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Widman Law Firm, LLC","petitioner_attorney_location":"Linwood, NJ","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:43:13","attorney_canonical_keys":"|phyllis-widman|","firm_canonical_key":"widman-law-firm","package_title":"WORLDS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01272","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01272.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01272.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01272-0","title":"WORLDS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 03/06/2026) regarding 48 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer, Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (ppa) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2026-04-08","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01272/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01272-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":15840524,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01272/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01272-0"}]}