VICP Registry Case Source Bundle Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-01126 Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-01126 Petitioner: Walter Moore Filed: 2024-07-24 Decided: 2025-10-21 Vaccine: influenza Vaccination date: 2022-10-19 Condition: shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) Outcome: entitlement_granted_pending_damages Award amount USD: AI-assisted case summary: On July 24, 2024, Walter Moore filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on October 19, 2022 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Respondent conceded entitlement in a Rule 4(c) report, agreeing that the record supported a Table SIRVA: no prior shoulder pain or dysfunction that would explain the injury, onset within forty-eight hours, pain and reduced range of motion limited to the vaccinated shoulder, no other condition that would explain the presentation, and residual symptoms lasting more than six months. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found Mr. Moore entitled to compensation on October 21, 2025. Damages remained to be determined, and the public ruling does not provide a detailed treatment chronology. Theory of causation field: Influenza vaccine October 19, 2022 causing Table SIRVA; adult, exact age not stated; onset within 48 hours. ENTITLEMENT CONCEDED; damages pending. Respondent conceded the Table criteria, including lack of prior shoulder dysfunction, shoulder-limited pain/ROM limitation, no better alternative condition, and residual effects over six months. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition July 24, 2024; entitlement October 21, 2025. Public staged source text: ================================================================================ DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-01126-0 Date issued/filed: 2025-11-21 Pages: 2 Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 10/21/2025) regarding 31 Ruling on Entitlement Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (ppa) Service on parties made. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Case 1:24-vv-01126-UNJ Document 34 Filed 11/21/25 Page 1 of 2 In the United States Court of Federal Claims OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS No. 24-1126V WALTER MOORE, Chief Special Master Corcoran Petitioner, v. Filed: October 21, 2025 SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent. Richard Gage, Richard Gage, P.C. (WY), Cheyenne, WY, for Petitioner. Rochelle Ilana Gillenson, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent. RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1 On July 24, 2024, Walter Moore 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 alleged that he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (“SIRVA”), a defined Table injury, after receiving influenza (“flu”) vaccine on October 19, 2022. Petition at 1, ¶¶ 2, 16. Petitioner also alleged that he received the vaccine within the United States, that he suffered the residual effects of his SIRVA for more than six months, and that neither he nor any other party has filed a civil action or received compensation for his SIRVA, alleged as vaccine caused. Id. at ¶¶ 2, 17-18. 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-01126-UNJ Document 34 Filed 11/21/25 Page 2 of 2 On October 20, 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 at 1. Specifically, Respondent “has concluded that [P]etitioner’s alleged injury is consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table.” Id. at 5. Respondent further agrees that based on the record as it now stands, [P]etitioner has satisfied all legal prerequisites 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 2 ================================================================================ DOCUMENT 2: USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-01126-cl-extra-11207056 Date issued/filed: 2025-11-21 Pages: 1 Docket text: Supplementary opinion from CourtListener cluster 10740471 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the United States Court of Federal Claims OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS No. 24-1126V WALTER MOORE, Chief Special Master Corcoran Petitioner, v. Filed: October 21, 2025 SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent. Richard Gage, Richard Gage, P.C. (WY), Cheyenne, WY, for Petitioner. Rochelle Ilana Gillenson, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent. RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1 On July 24, 2024, Walter Moore 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 alleged that he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (“SIRVA”), a defined Table injury, after receiving influenza (“flu”) vaccine on October 19, 2022. Petition at 1, ¶¶ 2, 16. Petitioner also alleged that he received the vaccine within the United States, that he suffered the residual effects of his SIRVA for more than six months, and that neither he nor any other party has filed a civil action or received compensation for his SIRVA, alleged as vaccine caused. Id. at ¶¶ 2, 17-18. 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). On October 20, 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 at 1. Specifically, Respondent “has concluded that [P]etitioner’s alleged injury is consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table.” Id. at 5. Respondent further agrees that based on the record as it now stands, [P]etitioner has satisfied all legal prerequisites 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 2