Diana Dillard v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury (2025)

Diana Dillard filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on February 6, 2025, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury from an influenza vaccine received on January 7, 2022. She claimed this was an "on-Table" injury.

However, Ms. Dillard did not file any supporting documentation with her petition, nor did she provide the additional required documents after being ordered to do so.

Subsequently, her counsel filed a motion to dismiss the petition, stating they were unable to continue representation and that the petition only contained boilerplate language. Ms.

Dillard understood that dismissal would end her rights in the Vaccine Program. The Chief Special Master granted the motion, dismissing the case for insufficient proof, as Ms.

Dillard failed to establish entitlement to compensation by not submitting evidence of the vaccination, her injury, or other basic requirements of the Vaccine Act.