VICP Registry Case Source Bundle Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-01293 Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-01293 Petitioner: Tannista Banerjee Filed: 2024-08-21 Decided: 2026-02-27 Vaccine: influenza Vaccination date: 2023-08-26 Condition: shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) Outcome: entitlement_granted_pending_damages Award amount USD: AI-assisted case summary: On August 21, 2024, Tannista Banerjee filed a petition seeking compensation for a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration after an influenza vaccination administered on August 26, 2023. She alleged a Table SIRVA and residual effects lasting more than six months. Respondent filed a Rule 4(c) report on February 23, 2026, conceding entitlement. The concession stated that Ms. Banerjee had no relevant pre-vaccination shoulder pain, inflammation, or dysfunction; that shoulder pain occurred within forty-eight hours of vaccination; that the pain and reduced range of motion were limited to the vaccinated shoulder; and that the medical records did not identify another condition or abnormality explaining the shoulder pain. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found Ms. Banerjee entitled to compensation on February 27, 2026. The ruling resolved entitlement only. The public record in this package does not include a damages decision or award amount. Theory of causation field: Influenza vaccine on August 26, 2023, causing Table SIRVA; ENTITLEMENT GRANTED, damages pending. Respondent conceded no pre-existing shoulder dysfunction, onset within 48 hours, pain/reduced ROM limited to the vaccinated shoulder, no alternative explanation, and severity over six months. No compensation amount yet in public record. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran, petition filed August 21, 2024; entitlement ruling February 27, 2026. Attorney: Joseph P. Shannon, Shannon Law Group, Woodridge IL. Public staged source text: ================================================================================ DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-01293-0 Date issued/filed: 2026-03-31 Pages: 2 Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 02/27/2026) regarding 26 Ruling on Entitlement Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (nh) Service on parties made. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Case 1:24-vv-01293-UNJ Document 28 Filed 03/31/26 Page 1 of 2 In the United States Court of Federal Claims OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS No. 24-1293V TANNISTA BANERJEE, Chief Special Master Corcoran Petitioner, Filed: February 27, 2026 v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent. Joseph P. Shannon, Shannon Law Group, Woodridge, IL, for Petitioner. Mallori Browne Openchowski, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent. RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1 On August 21, 2024, Tannista Banerjee 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 that she suffered a Table injury - shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (“SIRVA”) as a result of the administration of her August 26, 2023 influenza (“flu”) vaccination. Petition at 1. Petitioner further alleges that she received the vaccine in the United States, that she suffered the residual effects of her injury for more than six months, 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 ¶¶ 2, 19, 22-23. 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-01293-UNJ Document 28 Filed 03/31/26 Page 2 of 2 On February 23, 2026, 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 states that DICP [the Division of Injury Compensation Programs (“DICP”) at the Department of Health and Human Services] has concluded that petitioner’s alleged injury is consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table. Specifically, petitioner had no history of pain, inflammation, or dysfunction of her left shoulder prior to vaccination; shoulder pain occurred within forty-eight hours after receipt of an intramuscular flu vaccination; shoulder pain and reduced ROM were limited to the side in which the vaccine was administered; and no other condition or abnormality has been identified to explain petitioner’s shoulder pain. 42 C.F.R. § 100.3(a)(XIV)(B), (c)(10). Additionally, based on the medical records outlined above, petitioner suffered the residual effects of her condition for more than six months. Therefore, based on the record as it now stands, petitioner has satisfied all legal prerequisites for compensation under the Act. See 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-11(c)(1)(D)(i), -13(a)(1)(B). Id. at 4. 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-01293-cl-extra-11298550 Date issued/filed: 2026-03-31 Pages: 1 Docket text: Supplementary opinion from CourtListener cluster 10831313 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the United States Court of Federal Claims OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS No. 24-1293V TANNISTA BANERJEE, Chief Special Master Corcoran Petitioner, Filed: February 27, 2026 v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent. Joseph P. Shannon, Shannon Law Group, Woodridge, IL, for Petitioner. Mallori Browne Openchowski, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent. RULING ON ENTITLEMENT 1 On August 21, 2024, Tannista Banerjee 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 that she suffered a Table injury - shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (“SIRVA”) as a result of the administration of her August 26, 2023 influenza (“flu”) vaccination. Petition at 1. Petitioner further alleges that she received the vaccine in the United States, that she suffered the residual effects of her injury for more than six months, 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 ¶¶ 2, 19, 22-23. 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 February 23, 2026, 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 states that DICP [the Division of Injury Compensation Programs (“DICP”) at the Department of Health and Human Services] has concluded that petitioner’s alleged injury is consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table. Specifically, petitioner had no history of pain, inflammation, or dysfunction of her left shoulder prior to vaccination; shoulder pain occurred within forty-eight hours after receipt of an intramuscular flu vaccination; shoulder pain and reduced ROM were limited to the side in which the vaccine was administered; and no other condition or abnormality has been identified to explain petitioner’s shoulder pain. 42 C.F.R. § 100.3(a)(XIV)(B), (c)(10). Additionally, based on the medical records outlined above, petitioner suffered the residual effects of her condition for more than six months. Therefore, based on the record as it now stands, petitioner has satisfied all legal prerequisites for compensation under the Act. See 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-11(c)(1)(D)(i), -13(a)(1)(B). Id. at 4. 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