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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01202
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01202
Petitioner: RAQUEL LUGO
Filed: 2026-03-31
Decided: 2026-05-01
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2024-09-29
Condition: shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)
Outcome: entitlement_granted_pending_damages
Award amount USD: 

AI-assisted case summary:
Raquel Lugo filed a petition on March 31, 2026, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccination on September 29, 2024. She claimed her injuries lasted more than six months. The respondent conceded that Petitioner's alleged injury was consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table, noting she had no prior shoulder issues, the pain occurred within 48 hours of vaccination, and symptoms were localized to the vaccination site. The respondent agreed that Petitioner met all legal prerequisites for compensation. Based on the respondent's concession and the record, Chief Special Master Corcoran found Petitioner entitled to compensation, with damages to be determined.

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Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01202-0
Date issued/filed: 2026-05-01
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 03/31/2026) regarding 24 Ruling on Entitlement ( Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. )(mpj) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:25-vv-01202-UNJ Document 27 Filed 05/01/26 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 25-1202V
RAQUEL LUGO, Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner, Filed: March 31, 2026
v.
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Wendy Cox, Siri & Glimstad LLP, Austin, TX, for Petitioner.
Mikaela Torbert, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
On July 18, 2025, Raquel Lugo 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 an influenza vaccination she received on September
29, 2024. Petition at ¶¶ 5, 18-19. Petitioner further alleges that “her vaccine related
injuries have lasted more than six months.” Petition at ¶ 17. The case was assigned to
the Special Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters.
On March 26, 2026, 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. Respondent states that “Petitioner’s alleged injury is consistent with SIRVA as defined
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).

Case 1:25-vv-01202-UNJ Document 27 Filed 05/01/26 Page 2 of 2
by the Vaccine Injury Table. Specifically, Petitioner had no history of pain, inflammation,
or dysfunction of her left shoulder prior to vaccination; shoulder pain occurred within forty-
eight hours after receipt of an intramuscular vaccination; shoulder pain and reduced ROM
were limited to the side in which the vaccine was administered; and no other condition or
abnormality has been identified to explain Petitioner’s shoulder pain.” Id. at 4. Respondent
further agrees that “based on the record as it now stands, Petitioner has satisfied all legal
prerequisites for compensation under the Act.” Id.
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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