Erica Faunce v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2026)

Filed 2024-01-22Decided 2026-01-30Vaccine Influenza
compensated$16,555

Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]

On January 22, 2024, Erica Faunce filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Respondent denied that Ms.

Faunce sustained a Table SIRVA, denied vaccine causation, and denied that her current condition was a vaccine-related sequela. The stipulation does not describe onset, treatment, imaging, therapy, injections, or functional limitations.

On January 30, 2026, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the parties' stipulation and awarded a lump sum of $16,555.42 for all damages available under the Vaccine Act.

Theory of causation

Influenza vaccine September 22, 2021 allegedly causing SIRVA; adult, exact age not stated. COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied Table SIRVA, causation, and sequelae; public stipulation lacks clinical detail. Award $16,555.42. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition January 22, 2024; decision January 30, 2026.

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