{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-02107","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-02107-0","petitioner_identifier":"Cherrie Brower","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2021-10-22","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"entitlement_granted_pending_damages","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2024-10-30","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:30:11.759570+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":0,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Cherrie Brower filed a petition alleging a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine on October 22, 2021. Respondent conceded entitlement, agreeing the injury was consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table, citing no prior shoulder history, pain onset within 48 hours post-vaccination, localized pain to the vaccinated shoulder, and no other explanatory condition. Respondent also agreed the condition persisted over six months and all legal prerequisites were met. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a ruling on entitlement on October 30, 2024, granting compensation. The public text does not detail the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or the breakdown of the award amount, as entitlement was granted based on concession. Petitioner was represented by Leah VaSahnja Durant and Respondent by Elizabeth Andary.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2023-12-12","case_summary":"Cherrie Brower filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on December 12, 2023, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) from an influenza vaccine received on October 22, 2021. Petitioner stated the vaccine was administered in the United States, her injury lasted longer than six months, and she had not received other compensation for the injury. The Secretary of Health and Human Services, Respondent, filed a Rule 4(c) report on September 23, 2024, conceding that Petitioner is entitled to compensation. Respondent agreed that Petitioner's alleged injury was consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table, noting that Petitioner had no prior history of shoulder pain, the pain occurred within 48 hours of the intramuscular vaccination, the pain was limited to the vaccinated shoulder, and no other condition explained the pain. Respondent also agreed that Petitioner's condition persisted for more than six months and that she met all legal prerequisites for compensation. Based on Respondent's concession and the evidence of record, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found Petitioner entitled to compensation. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters. Petitioner was represented by Leah VaSahnja Durant of the Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC, and Respondent was represented by Elizabeth Andary of the U.S. Department of Justice. The ruling on entitlement was issued on October 30, 2024.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Cherrie Brower","petitioner_attorney_name":"Leah VaSahnja Durant","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC","petitioner_attorney_location":"Washington, DC","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:43:48","attorney_canonical_keys":"|leah-durant|","firm_canonical_key":"law-offices-of-leah-v-durant","package_title":"BROWER v. 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