Angela Armstrong v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2024)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Angela Armstrong filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on November 4, 2024, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) from an influenza vaccine received on September 19, 2022. She claimed the injury was a Table injury and that she experienced residual effects for more than six months.
The respondent denied that Ms. Armstrong sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury.
Despite these differing positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case and award compensation. Chief Special Master Corcoran adopted the stipulation as the decision, awarding Ms.
Armstrong a lump sum of $31,351.58. This amount represents compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act.
The stipulation also noted that the parties would submit to further proceedings for reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. The case was resolved via stipulation, with the award reflecting a compromise of the parties' respective positions on liability and damages.