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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00076
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00076
Petitioner: Jay Hill
Filed: 2024-01-18
Decided: 2026-02-04
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2022-10-22
Condition: left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)
Outcome: entitlement_granted_pending_damages
Award amount USD: 

AI-assisted case summary:
On January 18, 2024, Jay Hill filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on October 22, 2022 caused a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration.

Respondent conceded entitlement. The Rule 4(c) report stated that Mr. Hill had no prior left shoulder pain, inflammation, or dysfunction; that his pain began within 48 hours of vaccination; that his pain and reduced range of motion were limited to the vaccinated shoulder; that no other condition explained the shoulder symptoms; and that the residual effects lasted more than six months.

On February 4, 2026, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found Mr. Hill entitled to compensation. Damages had not yet been resolved in the public ruling. Mr. Hill was represented by Mark T. Sadaka.

Theory of causation field:
Influenza vaccine on October 22, 2022 causing left SIRVA; adult self-filed petitioner, exact age not stated; onset within 48 hours. ENTITLEMENT CONCEDED; damages pending. Rule 4(c): no prior left shoulder dysfunction, pain/reduced ROM limited to vaccinated shoulder, no alternative condition, residual effects >6 months. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition January 18, 2024; decision February 4, 2026. Attorney Mark T. Sadaka.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00076-0
Date issued/filed: 2026-03-10
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 02/04/2026) regarding 43 Ruling on Entitlement Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (ppa) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:24-vv-00076-UNJ Document 45 Filed 03/10/26 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 24-0076V
JAY HILL, Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner, Filed: February 4, 2026
v.
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Mark Theodore Sadaka, Law Offices of Sadaka Associates, LLC, Englewood, NJ, for
Petitioner.
Sara DeStefano, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
On January 18, 2024, Jay Hill filed a petition for compensation under the National
Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.2 (the “Vaccine
Act”). Petitioner alleges that he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration
(“SIRVA”) following an influenza vaccination he received on October 22, 2022. Petition at
1. Petitioner further alleges his vaccine-related symptoms have continued for longer than
six months. Id. at ¶ 15. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the
Office of Special Masters.
On February 3, 2026, Respondent filed his Rule 4(c) report in which he concedes
that Petitioner is entitled to compensation in this case. Respondent’s Rule 4(c) Report at
1 Because this Ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action taken in this case, it must be made
publicly accessible and will be posted on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, and/or
at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/national/cofc, in accordance with the E-Government
Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2018) (Federal Management and Promotion of Electronic Government
Services). This means the Ruling will be available to anyone with access to the internet. In accordance
with Vaccine Rule 18(b), Petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other information,
the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, I agree that
the identified material fits within this definition, I will redact such material from public access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for ease
of citation, all section references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2018).

Case 1:24-vv-00076-UNJ Document 45 Filed 03/10/26 Page 2 of 2
1. Respondent states that “Petitioner’s alleged injury is consistent with SIRVA as defined
by the Vaccine Injury Table. Specifically, Petitioner had no history of pain, inflammation,
or dysfunction of his left shoulder prior to vaccination; pain occurred within forty-eight
hours after receipt of an intramuscular vaccination; pain and reduced range of motion was
limited to the shoulder in which the vaccine was administered; and no other condition or
abnormality has been identified to explain Petitioner’s shoulder pain.” Id. at 5. Respondent
further agrees that “based on the record as it now stands, Petitioner has satisfied all legal
prerequisites for compensation under the Act.” Id.
In view of Respondent’s position and the evidence of record, I find that
Petitioner is entitled to compensation.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Chief Special Master
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