Don Andrew Hampton v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On October 1, 2024, Don Andrew Hampton filed a petition alleging that he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration after receiving an influenza vaccine on February 1, 2023. Respondent conceded entitlement in a Rule 4(c) report filed July 9, 2025, agreeing that Mr.
Hampton's alleged injury was consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table and that he satisfied the legal prerequisites for compensation. Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran found entitlement on July 17, 2025. The public entitlement ruling and damages proffer do not describe the first shoulder symptom, treatment visits, imaging, therapy, injections, or functional limitations.
On September 30, 2025, Chief Special Master Corcoran awarded compensation based on respondent's proffer. Mr.
Hampton received $40,000.00 for pain and suffering and $534.27 for past unreimbursed expenses, for a total lump sum of $40,534.27.
Theory of causation
Influenza vaccine February 1, 2023 causing Table SIRVA; adult, exact age not stated. ENTITLEMENT CONCEDED; COMPENSATED. Public rulings lack clinical chronology. Award $40,000 pain/suffering + $534.27 expenses = $40,534.27. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition October 1, 2024; entitlement July 17, 2025; damages September 30, 2025.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-01549