Angela Battles v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On August 17, 2023, Angela Battles filed a Vaccine Program petition alleging that an influenza vaccination administered on October 6, 2022 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Respondent denied that Ms.
Battles sustained a Table SIRVA, denied that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was a vaccine sequela. The public stipulation decision does not describe symptom onset, examinations, imaging, injections, therapy, or how the injury affected her activities.
The parties filed a stipulation on May 5, 2025. Special Master Thomas L.
Gowen adopted it on May 6, 2025 and awarded $75,000.00 as a lump sum through counsel's IOLTA account for all damages available under the Vaccine Act. A later October 27, 2025 decision concerned attorneys' fees and costs only.
Theory of causation
Adult petitioner; influenza vaccine October 6, 2022; alleged SIRVA. COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied Table SIRVA, causation, and sequelae; public merits text lacks clinical chronology. Award $75,000.00 lump sum. SM Gowen May 6, 2025. Petition filed August 17, 2023. Attorney: Daniel Alholm.