{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00009","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00009-0","petitioner_identifier":"Diane Jeffers","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no exact age in source - adult self-filed petition or competent adult)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2022-09-21","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":"2026-03-03","extraction_version":"manual-supplement-redo-2026-05-normal08","extracted_at":"2026-05-04 03:10:34","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":0,"theory_of_causation":"influenza vaccine on September 21, 2022 (exact age not stated) allegedly causing shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA); onset 0 days/within 48 hours. ENTITLEMENT_GRANTED_PENDING_DAMAGES. Respondent contested entitlement. The record credited onset within 48 hours. Ms. Jeffers and a friend described concern that the shot was administered too high, a large bubble on the arm, inability to sleep, and extreme difficulty using the arm. Award/status: damages pending. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran; petition filed January 4, 2024; decision March 3, 2026. Attorney: Leah VaSahnja Durant, Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC, Washington, DC. No expert causation analysis in public stipulation/proffer.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2024-01-04","case_summary":"On January 4, 2024, Diane Jeffers filed a petition seeking compensation under the Vaccine Program, alleging shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving influenza on September 21, 2022.\n\nRespondent contested entitlement.\n\nThe record credited onset within 48 hours. Ms. Jeffers and a friend described concern that the shot was administered too high, a large bubble on the arm, inability to sleep, and extreme difficulty using the arm.\n\nThe ruling focused on onset and entitlement rather than damages.\n\nOn March 3, 2026, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found petitioner entitled to compensation. Damages had not yet been resolved in the public decision.\n\nPetitioner was represented by Leah VaSahnja Durant, Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC, Washington, DC.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Diane Jeffers","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 23:43:13","attorney_canonical_keys":"|leah-durant|","firm_canonical_key":"law-offices-of-leah-v-durant","package_title":"JEFFERS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00009","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00009.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00009.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00009-0","title":"JEFFERS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 03/03/2026) regarding 25 Ruling on Entitlement, Order on Motion for Ruling on the Record Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (ppa) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2026-04-06","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00009/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00009-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":313019,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'ruling on entitlement'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00009/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00009-0"}]}