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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-01680
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-01680
Petitioner: Joseph Dusrajh
Filed: 2024-10-17
Decided: 2026-04-15
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2023-09-18
Condition: shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 20000

AI-assisted case summary:
Joseph Dusrajh filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on October 17, 2024, alleging he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccination on September 18, 2023. He further alleged that he suffered residual effects for more than six months. Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a Table SIRVA injury, denied that the vaccine caused his injury, and denied that his current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Nevertheless, on April 14, 2026, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that compensation should be awarded. Chief Special Master Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as his decision, awarding a lump sum of $20,000.00 for all items of damages.

Theory of causation field:
Off-Table

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-01680-0
Date issued/filed: 2026-05-22
Pages: 8
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 04/15/2026) regarding 33 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer, Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (ppa) Service on parties made.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 24-1680V
JOSEPH DUSRAJH, Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner, Filed: April 15, 2026
v.
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Christopher Williams, Siri & Glimstad, LLP, New York, NY, for Petitioner.
Mary Novakovic, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1
On October 17, 2024, Joseph Dusrajh 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 he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine
administration (“SIRVA”) following an influenza vaccination he received on September
18, 2023. Petition at 1; Stipulation, filed at April 14, 2026, ¶¶ 2, 4. Petitioner further alleges
that he suffered the residual effects of his vaccine injury for more than six months. Petition
at ¶ 11; Stipulation at ¶ 4. “Respondent denies that Petitioner sustained a Table SIRVA
injury; denies that the vaccine caused Petitioner’s alleged shoulder injury, or any other
injury; and denies that his current condition is a sequela of a vaccine-related injury.”
Stipulation at ¶ 6.
1 Because this Decision 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 Decision 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).

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Nevertheless, on April 14, 2026, the parties filed the attached joint stipulation,3
stating that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. I find the stipulation
reasonable and adopt it as my decision awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein.
Pursuant to the terms stated in the attached Stipulation, I award the following
compensation:
A lump sum of $20,000.00, to be paid through an ACH deposit to Petitioner’s
counsel’s IOLTA account for prompt disbursement to Petitioner. Stipulation
at ¶ 8. This amount represents compensation for all items of damages that would
be available under Section 15(a). Id.
I approve the requested amount for Petitioner’s compensation. In the absence of
a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the Clerk of Court is directed to
enter judgment in accordance with this decision.4
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Chief Special Master
3 The filed Stipulation included an electronic signature page that has been removed from the attachment
to protect the confidential information of the signers.
4 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by the parties’ joint filing of notice
renouncing the right to seek review.
2

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