{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00627","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00627-0","petitioner_identifier":"Jennifer Akers","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"adult (exact age not stated in public source)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2023-12-19","condition_raw":"right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"entitlement_granted_pending_damages","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2025-10-24","extraction_version":"manual-supplement-redo-2026-05-normal33","extracted_at":"2026-05-04 19:03:20","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":0,"theory_of_causation":"Influenza vaccine December 19, 2023 causing right Table SIRVA in adult petitioner. ENTITLEMENT GRANTED; damages pending. Respondent conceded no prior right shoulder symptoms, pain within 48 hours, pain/reduced ROM limited to vaccinated shoulder, no alternative cause, and severity beyond six months. CSM Corcoran October 24, 2025. Petition filed April 11, 2025. Attorney Leah VaSahnja Durant.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2025-04-11","case_summary":"On April 11, 2025, Jennifer Akers filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on December 19, 2023 caused a right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. The public ruling identifies her as an adult petitioner but does not state her exact age.\n\nRespondent conceded entitlement after DICP reviewed the filed petition and medical records. The concession stated that Ms. Akers had no prior right-shoulder pain, inflammation, or dysfunction; that pain occurred within 48 hours of vaccination; that pain and reduced range of motion were limited to the vaccinated shoulder; that no other condition explained the pain; and that the residual effects lasted more than six months.\n\nOn October 24, 2025, Chief Special Master Corcoran found Ms. Akers entitled to compensation. Damages had not yet been awarded in the public text reviewed.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Jennifer Akers","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 23:43:22","attorney_canonical_keys":"|leah-durant|","firm_canonical_key":"law-offices-of-leah-v-durant","package_title":"AKERS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00627","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00627.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00627.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00627-0","title":"AKERS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 10/24/2025) regarding 17 Ruling on Entitlement. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (cr) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2025-12-09","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00627/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00627-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":223625,"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-00627/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00627-0"}]}