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Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00719
Petitioner: Renae Miller
Filed: 2025-04-25
Decided: 2026-03-17
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2023-09-07
Condition: shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 56299.62

AI-assisted case summary:
On April 25, 2025, Renae Miller filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccination administered on September 7, 2023 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. She alleged residual effects lasting more than six months and no prior civil award or settlement for the injury.

Respondent conceded entitlement in a Rule 4(c) report. The concession stated that Ms. Miller had no prior history of pain, inflammation, or dysfunction in the vaccinated shoulder, that pain began within forty-eight hours of an intramuscular vaccination, that pain and reduced range of motion were limited to the vaccinated shoulder, and that no other condition explained the shoulder pain. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found her entitled to compensation on November 24, 2025.

The damages record was resolved by proffer rather than a contested damages hearing. The public documents identify Ms. Miller as a competent adult but do not give a fuller treatment chronology, imaging history, injections, therapy course, or exact age.

On March 17, 2026, Chief Special Master Corcoran awarded $56,299.62, consisting of $55,000.00 for pain and suffering and $1,299.62 for past unreimbursed expenses. The award was payable through counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement to Ms. Miller.

Theory of causation field:
Influenza vaccine on September 7, 2023, causing Table SIRVA; COMPENSATED. Respondent conceded no prior shoulder dysfunction, onset within 48 hours, pain/reduced ROM limited to vaccinated shoulder, no alternative cause, and residual effects over six months. Public damages proffer gives limited clinical detail. Award $56,299.62 ($55,000 pain/suffering + $1,299.62 unreimbursed expenses). Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition filed April 25, 2025; entitlement November 24, 2025; damages March 17, 2026.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00719-0
Date issued/filed: 2025-12-29
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 11/24/2025) regarding 24 Ruling on Entitlement. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (cr) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:25-vv-00719-UNJ Document 29 Filed 12/29/25 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 25-719V
RENAE MILLER, Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner, Filed: November 24, 2025
v.
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Catherine Wallace Costigan, Maglio Christopher & Toale, PA, Washington, DC, for
Petitioner.
Camille Michelle Collett, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
On April 25, 2025, Renae Miller 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 she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine
administration (“SIRVA”) following receipt of an influenza (“flu”) vaccine on September 7,
2023. Petition at ¶¶ 1, 19. Petitioner further alleges that she suffered the residual effects
of her injury for more than six months, and that there has been no prior award or
settlement of a civil action on her behalf as a result of her injury. Petition at ¶¶ 1, 21, 24-
45. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the Office of Special
Masters.
1 Because this Ruling 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 Ruling 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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On November 24, 2025, Respondent filed his Rule 4(c) report in which he
concedes that Petitioner is entitled to compensation in this case. Respondent’s Rule 4(c)
Report at 1. Specifically, Respondent states that,
[the Division of Injury Compensation Programs] has
concluded that [P]etitioner’s alleged injury is consistent with
SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table. Specifically,
[P]etitioner had no history of pain, inflammation, or
dysfunction of her left shoulder prior to vaccination; pain
occurred within forty-eight hours after receipt of an
intramuscular vaccination; pain and reduced range of motion
were limited to the shoulder in which the vaccine was
administered; and no other condition or abnormality has been
identified to explain [P]etitioner’s shoulder pain. 42 C.F.R. §§
100.3(a), (c)(10). Additionally, based on the medical records
outlined above, [P]etitioner suffered the residual effects of her
condition for more than six months. Therefore, based on the
record as it now stands, [P]etitioner has satisfied all legal
prerequisites for compensation under the Act. See 42 U.S.C.
§ 300aa-11(c)(1)(D)(i), -13(a)(1)(B).
Id. at 4.
In view of Respondent’s position and the evidence of record, I find that
Petitioner is entitled to compensation.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Chief Special Master
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DOCUMENT 2: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00719-1
Date issued/filed: 2026-04-23
Pages: 6
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 03/17/2026) regarding 33 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (cr) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:25-vv-00719-UNJ Document 37 Filed 04/23/26 Page 1 of 6
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 25-719V
RENAE MILLER, Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner, Filed: March 17, 2026
v.
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Catherine Wallace Costigan, Maglio Christopher & Toale, PA, Washington, DC, for
Petitioner.
Camille Michelle Collett, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
DECISION AWARDING DAMAGES1
On April 25, 2025, Renae Miller 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 she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine
administration (“SIRVA”) resulting from an influenza (“flu”) vaccination received on
September 7, 2023. Petition at 1, 6. The case was assigned to the Special Processing
Unit of the Office of Special Masters.
On November 25, 2025, a ruling on entitlement was issued, finding Petitioner
entitled to compensation for a SIRVA. On March 16, 2026, Respondent filed a proffer on
award of compensation (“Proffer”) indicating Petitioner should be awarded $56,299.62,
consisting of $55,000.00 for pain and suffering and $1,299.62 for past unreimbursable
expenses. Proffer at 1-2. In the Proffer, Respondent represented that Petitioner agrees
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).

Case 1:25-vv-00719-UNJ Document 37 Filed 04/23/26 Page 2 of 6
with the proffered award. Id. Based on the record as a whole, I find that Petitioner is
entitled to an award as stated in the Proffer.
Pursuant to the terms stated in the attached Proffer, I award Petitioner a lump
sum payment of $56,299.62, to be paid through an ACH deposit to Petitioner’s
counsel’s IOLTA account for prompt disbursement to Petitioner. This amount
represents compensation for all damages that would be available under Section 15(a).
The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in accordance with this decision.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Chief Special Master
3 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

Case 1:25-vv-00719-UNJ Document 37 Filed 04/23/26 Page 3 of 6
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
)
RENAE MILLER, )
)
Petitioner, )
) No. 25-719V
v. ) Chief Special Master Corcoran
) ECF
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN )
SERVICES, )
)
Respondent. )
)
PROFFER ON AWARD OF COMPENSATION1
On April 25, 2025, Renae Miller (“petitioner”) filed a petition for compensation under the
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to -34 (“Vaccine Act” or
“Act”), alleging that she suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration
(“SIRVA”), as defined in the Vaccine Injury Table, following administration of an influenza
vaccine she received on September 7, 2023. See Petition at 1, 6. On November 24, 2025, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services (“respondent”) filed a Rule 4(c) Report indicating that
this case is appropriate for compensation under the terms of the Act for a SIRVA Table injury,
and on November 25, 2025, the Chief Special Master issued a Ruling on Entitlement finding
petitioner entitled to compensation. ECF No. 23; ECF No. 24.
I. Compensation for Vaccine Injury-Related Items
A. Pain and Suffering
1 This Proffer does not include attorneys’ fees and costs, which the parties intend to address after
the Damages Decision is issued.

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Based upon the evidence of record, respondent proffers that petitioner should be awarded
a lump sum of $55,000.00 for pain and suffering. See 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a)(4). Petitioner
agrees.
B. Past Unreimburseable Expenses
Evidence supplied by petitioner documents that she incurred past unreimbursable
expenses related to her vaccine-related injury. Respondent proffers that petitioner should be
awarded past unreimbursable expenses in the amount of $1,299.62. See 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-
15(a)(1)(B). Petitioner agrees.
These amounts represent all elements of compensation to which petitioner is entitled
under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). Petitioner agrees.
II. Form of the Award
The parties recommend that the compensation provided to petitioner should be made
through a lump sum payment as described below and requests that the Chief Special Master’s
decision and the Court’s judgment award the following2:
A lump sum payment of $56,299.62, to be paid through an ACH deposit to petitioner’s
counsel’s IOLTA account for prompt disbursement to petitioner, Renae Miller.
Petitioner is a competent adult. Evidence of guardianship is not required in this case.
Respectfully submitted,
BRETT A. SHUMATE
Assistant Attorney General
JONATHAN D. GUYNN
Acting Director
Torts Branch, Civil Division
2 Should petitioner die prior to entry of judgment, the parties reserve the right to move the Court
for appropriate relief. In particular, respondent would oppose any award for future lost earnings
and future pain and suffering.
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Case 1:25-vv-00719-UNJ Document 37 Filed 04/23/26 Page 5 of 6
HEATHER L. PEARLMAN
Deputy Director
Torts Branch, Civil Division
ALEXIS B. BABCOCK
Assistant Director
Torts Branch, Civil Division
s/Camille M. Collett
CAMILLE M. COLLETT
Trial Attorney
Torts Branch, Civil Division
U.S. Department of Justice
P.O. Box 146, Ben Franklin Station
Washington, D.C. 20044-0146
Tel: (202) 616-4098
Fax: (202) 616-4310
Email: Camille.M.Collett@usdoj.gov
Date: March 16, 2026
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that today, March 16, 2026, a copy of the foregoing pleading was served by
electronic mail to Jessi Huff at jhuff@law.gwu.edu.
s/ Camille M. Collett
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