Amy Meyerhofer v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccination (SIRVA) (2025)

Amy Meyerhofer filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on May 27, 2025. She alleged that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccination (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccination she received on October 27, 2021.

Meyerhofer further alleged that her vaccine-related symptoms have persisted for longer than six months. Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table Injury, denied that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition is a sequela of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite these denials, on May 23, 2025, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as its decision awarding damages.

Meyerhofer was awarded a lump sum of $10,000.00, to be paid through an ACH deposit to her counsel’s IOLTA account for prompt disbursement. This amount represents compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.