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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00831
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00831
Petitioner: Aline Crawford
Filed: 2025-04-24
Decided: 2025-05-29
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2022-10-27
Condition: shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)
Outcome: entitlement_granted_pending_damages
Award amount USD: 

AI-assisted case summary:
Aline Crawford filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on April 24, 2025, alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccination received on October 27, 2022. She claimed the injury was a "Table Injury" and that its residual effects lasted for more than six months. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report on February 19, 2025, conceding that Ms. Crawford is entitled to compensation. The respondent concluded that her injury was consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table and that all other legal requirements for compensation had been met. Based on the respondent's concession and the evidence of record, Chief Special Master Corcoran found that Ms. Crawford is entitled to compensation. The case is proceeding to determine the award amount.

Theory of causation field:
Table

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00831-0
Date issued/filed: 2025-05-29
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 04/24/2025) regarding 18 Ruling on Entitlement Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (ppa) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:24-vv-00831-UNJ Document 21 Filed 05/29/25 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 24-831V
ALINE CRAWFORD, Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner, Filed: April 24, 2025
v.
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Jonathan Joseph Svitak, Shannon Law Group, P.C., Woodridge, IL, for Petitioner.
Benjamin Rex Eisenberg, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for
Respondent.
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
On May 29, 2024, Aline Crawford 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 she suffered a “Table Injury” of shoulder injury
related to vaccine administration (“SIRVA”), as the result of an influenza (“flu”) vaccination
received on October 27, 2022. Petition at 1. Petitioner further alleges that she suffered
the residual effects of her injury for more than six months, that the vaccine was
administered within the United States, and that there has been no prior award or
settlement of a civil action on her behalf as a result of her injury. Petition at 1, 10-11. The
case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters.
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-00831-UNJ Document 21 Filed 05/29/25 Page 2 of 2
On February 19, 2025, 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
Conceding Entitlement to Compensation at 1. Specifically, Respondent has concluded
that Petitioner’s injury is consistent with a SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury table.
Id. at 4-5. Respondent further agrees that Petitioner has suffered the sequela of her injury
for more than six months and all other legal requirements have been met 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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