Lisa Gulcher v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On August 26, 2024, Lisa Gulcher filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on November 2, 2022 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Respondent conceded entitlement, agreeing that Ms.
Gulcher's claim met the Table criteria for SIRVA and that she satisfied the legal prerequisites for compensation. The public entitlement and damages documents do not describe the first symptom, treatment visits, imaging, injections, physical therapy, or residual limitations.
Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found entitlement on June 9, 2025.
On July 24, 2025, he awarded $55,000.00 for pain and suffering and $1,937.18 in past unreimbursed expenses, for a total of $56,937.18.
Theory of causation
Influenza vaccine November 2, 2022 causing Table SIRVA; adult, exact age not stated. ENTITLEMENT CONCEDED; COMPENSATED. Public documents lack treatment chronology. Award $55,000 pain/suffering + $1,937.18 expenses = $56,937.18. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition August 26, 2024; entitlement June 9, 2025; damages July 24, 2025.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-01306