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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01445
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01445
Petitioner: Peggy Dodds
Filed: 2026-05-14
Decided: 2026-05-14
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2022-10-01
Condition: shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 

AI-assisted case summary:
Peggy Dodds filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) from an influenza vaccine received on October 1, 2022. She stated the vaccine was administered in the United States, she suffered residual effects for more than six months, and had not received prior compensation. Respondent filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding that Petitioner is entitled to compensation. Respondent agreed that her injury was consistent with SIRVA, noting no prior history of shoulder issues, pain and reduced range of motion limited to the vaccinated side occurring within 48 hours of vaccination, and no other identified condition explaining the pain. Respondent also agreed that Petitioner suffered residual effects for more than six months and met all legal prerequisites for compensation. Chief Special Master Corcoran found Petitioner entitled to compensation.

Theory of causation field:
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Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01445-0
Date issued/filed: 2026-06-15
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 05/14/2026) regarding 22 Ruling on Entitlement ( Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. )(mpj) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:25-vv-01445-UNJ Document 25 Filed 06/15/26 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 25-1445V
PEGGY DODDS, Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner, Filed: May 14, 2026
v.
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
David John Carney, Green & Schafle LLC, Philadelphia, PA, for Petitioner.
Madison Emily Murray, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
On August 28, 2025, Peggy Dodds filed a petition for compensation under the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.2 (the
“Vaccine Act”), which she amended on February 3, 2026. Petitioner alleges that she
suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (“SIRVA”) resulting from an
influenza (“flu”) vaccine received on October 1, 2022. Amended Petition at 1. Petitioner
further alleges that the vaccine was administered in the United States, she suffered
residual effects of her condition for more than six months, and she has never received
any compensation in the form of an award or settlement for her vaccine-related injury.
Amended Petition at ¶¶ 4, 11, 12. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit
of the Office of Special Masters.
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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-01445-UNJ Document 25 Filed 06/15/26 Page 2 of 2
On May 13, 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.
Specifically, Respondent agrees that Petitioner’s alleged injury is consistent with SIRVA
as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table in that “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 flu 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 5-6. Respondent further agrees that the records indicate that Petitioner
suffered the residual effects of her condition for more than six months, and has satisfied
all legal prerequisites for compensation under the Vaccine 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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