Claudia Jeffries v. HHS - Influenza, left shoulder injury related to vaccination administration (SIRVA) (2025)

Claudia Jeffries filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on July 28, 2025, alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) caused by an influenza vaccine administered on November 28, 2022. She stated the vaccine was given in the United States, that her injury had residual effects for more than six months, and that she had not received any other settlement or award for this injury.

Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused her injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on July 24, 2025, agreeing that compensation should be awarded.

The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as its decision. Claudia Jeffries was awarded a lump sum of $32,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.

This amount was to be paid through an ACH deposit to her counsel’s IOLTA account for prompt disbursement to her.