Lynda Fields v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)

On January 12, 2024, Lynda Fields filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccination on December 29, 2022 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. The public stipulation decision does not provide the clinical story: it does not state the exact onset of symptoms, the treatment course, imaging results, or expert opinions.

Respondent denied that Ms. Fields sustained a Table SIRVA, denied that the flu vaccine caused her shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that any current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury.

The parties nevertheless filed a joint stipulation resolving the case. On October 22, 2025, Chief Special Master Brian H.

Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the Court's decision. Ms.

Fields was awarded $100,000.00 as a lump sum through counsel's IOLTA account, representing compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act.