Veronica E. Johnson v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2026)

On August 23, 2024, Veronica E. Johnson filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered in her left arm on August 27, 2023 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration.

The stipulation notes that she also received a Shingrix vaccine the same day, but Shingrix is not a Vaccine Injury Table vaccine. Respondent denied that Ms.

Johnson sustained a Table SIRVA, denied that the flu vaccine caused the alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was a vaccine-related sequela. The public stipulation does not describe onset, treatment, imaging, injections, therapy, or daily-life limitations.

On January 21, 2026, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the parties' stipulation and awarded a lump sum of $42,500.00 through counsel's IOLTA account.