{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00864","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00864-1","petitioner_identifier":"John A. Rafter, Jr.","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":67.0,"age_unit_raw":"years","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2023-10-23","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":50222.74,"decision_date":"2026-02-04","extraction_version":"manual-supplement-redo-2026-05-normal08","extracted_at":"2026-05-04 03:10:34","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":2,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":0,"theory_of_causation":"influenza vaccine on October 23, 2023 (age 67) allegedly causing shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA); onset 0 days/within 48 hours. COMPENSATED. Respondent conceded entitlement and proffered damages. At vaccination he was a 67-year-old retired attorney who played tennis, basketball, lifted weights, and skied. He had chiropractic care for wrist, knee, and low-back pain but no prior left-shoulder dysfunction. Respondent agreed pain began within 48 hours, was limited to the vaccinated shoulder, and no other condition explained it. Award/status: $50,000.00 pain and suffering plus $222.74 unreimbursed expenses. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran; petition filed May 21, 2025; decision February 4, 2026. Attorney: Julia Wernett McInerny, Mctlaw, Washington, DC. No expert causation analysis in public stipulation/proffer.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2025-05-21","case_summary":"On May 21, 2025, John A. Rafter, Jr. filed a petition seeking compensation under the Vaccine Program, alleging shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving influenza on October 23, 2023.\n\nRespondent conceded entitlement and proffered damages.\n\nAt vaccination he was a 67-year-old retired attorney who played tennis, basketball, lifted weights, and skied. He had chiropractic care for wrist, knee, and low-back pain but no prior left-shoulder dysfunction. Respondent agreed pain began within 48 hours, was limited to the vaccinated shoulder, and no other condition explained it.\n\nThe public proffer includes a factual summary but not a contested damages analysis.\n\nOn February 4, 2026, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the parties' stipulation or proffer, found the disposition reasonable on the record before the Court, and awarded $50,000.00 pain and suffering plus $222.74 unreimbursed expenses.\n\nPetitioner was represented by Julia Wernett McInerny, Mctlaw, Washington, DC.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Julia Wernett McInerny","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Mctlaw","petitioner_attorney_location":"Washington, DC","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|julia-mcinerny|","firm_canonical_key":"maglio-christopher-and-toale","package_title":"RAFTER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00864","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00864.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00864.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00864-0","title":"RAFTER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 02/04/2026) regarding 27 Ruling on Entitlement Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (nh) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2026-03-25","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00864/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00864-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":228493,"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-00864/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00864-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00864-1","title":"RAFTER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 02/04/2026) regarding 28 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (nh) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2026-03-27","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00864/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00864-1/pdf","pdf_bytes":394429,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00864/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00864-1"}]}