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

Thomas Lindewirth filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on May 30, 2025, alleging he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccination on October 12, 2021. He further alleged that his SIRVA symptoms persisted for longer than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Mr. Lindewirth sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused his alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that his current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on May 30, 2025, agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as its decision.

Pursuant to the stipulation, Mr. Lindewirth was awarded a lump sum of $72,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.

The award was to be paid through an ACH deposit to his counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement.