Sara Gaddy v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2026)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On October 4, 2023, Sara Gaddy filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccination administered on October 5, 2020 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. She alleged a Table SIRVA and residual effects lasting more than six months.
Respondent denied that Ms. Gaddy 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 sequela of a vaccine-related injury.
Because the case resolved through a stipulation, the public decision does not describe the onset history, treatment course, imaging, injections, physical therapy, or expert analysis. On January 9, 2026, Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran adopted the parties' stipulation and awarded a lump sum of $28,000.00, payable through counsel's IOLTA account. A later February 25, 2026 attorney-fee decision did not change the injury-compensation award.