Sarah Jackson v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On July 8, 2024, Sarah Jackson filed a petition, later amended on September 5, 2024, alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on September 9, 2023 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Respondent conceded entitlement, and Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran found Ms. Jackson entitled to compensation for SIRVA on September 16, 2025.
The public entitlement and damages documents do not describe the first symptom, medical visits, imaging, injections, physical therapy, or residual limitations. On September 24, 2025, Chief Special Master Corcoran adopted respondent's damages proffer and awarded Ms.
Jackson $42,000.00 for pain and suffering as a lump sum.
Theory of causation
Influenza vaccine September 9, 2023 causing Table SIRVA; competent adult, exact age not stated. ENTITLEMENT CONCEDED; COMPENSATED. Public documents lack detailed clinical chronology. Award $42,000 pain/suffering. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition July 8, 2024; amended petition September 5, 2024; entitlement September 16, 2025; damages September 24, 2025.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-01025