{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00162","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00162-0","petitioner_identifier":"Steven Spiker","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"adult (exact age not stated in public source)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2023-07-21","condition_raw":"left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"shoulder","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"entitlement granted","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2025-09-03","extraction_version":"manual-supplement-redo-2026-05-normal39","extracted_at":"2026-05-04 23:37:20","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":2,"theory_of_causation":"Influenza vaccine, July 21, 2023, adult exact age not stated, causing left SIRVA. ENTITLEMENT GRANTED by Rule 4(c) concession; damages pending. Respondent conceded no prior left shoulder condition, onset within 48 hours, pain and reduced range of motion limited to the left shoulder, no alternative condition, and residual effects longer than six months. Chief Special Master Corcoran, September 3, 2025. Attorney Leah V. Durant.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2025-01-29","case_summary":"On January 29, 2025, Steven Spiker filed a petition seeking compensation for a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration after receiving an influenza vaccination on July 21, 2023.\n\nThe public entitlement decision is brief because respondent conceded the Table SIRVA elements. The Secretary agreed that Mr. Spiker had no prior left shoulder condition, that his shoulder pain began within 48 hours of vaccination, that his pain and reduced range of motion were limited to the vaccinated shoulder, that no other condition explained the symptoms, and that the injury lasted longer than six months.\n\nOn September 3, 2025, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found Mr. Spiker entitled to compensation. The decision did not set damages, which remained pending. Mr. Spiker was represented by Leah V. Durant.","is_minor_inferred":1,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Steven Spiker","petitioner_attorney_name":"Leah VaSahnja Durant","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC","petitioner_attorney_location":"Washington, DC","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:43:26","attorney_canonical_keys":"|leah-durant|","firm_canonical_key":"law-offices-of-leah-v-durant","package_title":"SPIKER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00162","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00162.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00162.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00162-0","title":"SPIKER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 09/03/2025) regarding 16 Ruling on Entitlement ( Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. )(mpj) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2025-10-03","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00162/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00162-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":241478,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'ruling on entitlement'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00162/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00162-0"}]}