Betsy File v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2026)

Betsy File filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on May 19, 2025, alleging she sustained a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on November 15, 2023. She claimed the vaccine caused her injury and that she suffered residual effects for more than six months.

Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused her injury, and denied that her condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. The parties subsequently filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case and award compensation.

Chief Special Master Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision awarding damages. Betsy File was awarded a lump sum of $40,800.00 for all items of damages.