Andrea Dinardo v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On September 14, 2023, Andrea Dinardo filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on October 28, 2022 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Respondent conceded entitlement, agreeing that Ms.
Dinardo's injury was consistent with SIRVA and that she satisfied the legal prerequisites for compensation. The public entitlement and damages documents do not describe her first medical visit, imaging, injections, therapy, work limitations, or daily-life effects.
Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found entitlement on April 16, 2025.
On July 22, 2025, he awarded $65,000.00 for pain and suffering and $1,218.83 in past unreimbursed expenses, for a total of $66,218.83.
Theory of causation
Influenza vaccine October 28, 2022 causing Table SIRVA; adult, exact age not stated. ENTITLEMENT CONCEDED; COMPENSATED. Public documents lack treatment chronology. Award $65,000 pain/suffering + $1,218.83 expenses = $66,218.83. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition September 14, 2023; entitlement April 16, 2025; damages July 22, 2025.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01587