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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01662
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01662
Petitioner: Chad Lambert
Filed: 2025-10-06
Decided: 2026-06-23
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2024-09-25
Condition: shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)
Outcome: entitlement_granted_pending_damages
Award amount USD: 

AI-assisted case summary:
Chad Lambert filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on October 6, 2025, alleging that he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine administered on September 25, 2024. He stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States, that he suffered residual effects for more than six months, and that he had received no prior settlements or awards for this injury. The respondent filed a Rule 4(c) report on June 11, 2026, conceding that Mr. Lambert is entitled to compensation. The respondent concluded that the injury meets the requirements of a SIRVA Table injury and that Mr. Lambert satisfied all requirements for compensation under the Vaccine Act. Based on the respondent's concession and the evidence of record, the Chief Special Master found that Chad Lambert is entitled to compensation.

Theory of causation field:
Table

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01662-0
Date issued/filed: 2026-07-24
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 06/23/2026) regarding 22 Ruling on Entitlement. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (cr) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:25-vv-01662-UNJ Document 29 Filed 07/24/26 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 25-1662V
CHAD LAMBERT,
Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner,
v. Filed: June 23, 2026
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Leigh Finfer, Muller Brazil, LLP, Dresher, PA, for Petitioner.
Irene Angelica Firippis, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
On October 6, 2025, Chad Lambert 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 he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine
administration (“SIRVA”) as a result of an influenza vaccine administered on September
25, 2024. Petition at 1-3. Petitioner further alleges that the vaccine was administered
within the United States, that he suffered the residual effects of his injury for more than
six months, and that there has been no settlements or awards on his behalf as a result of
his injury. Petition at 1-3. 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).

Case 1:25-vv-01662-UNJ Document 29 Filed 07/24/26 Page 2 of 2
On June 11, 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
Conceding Entitlement to Compensation at 1. Specifically, Respondent has concluded
that Petitioner’s injury meets the requirements of a SIRVA Table injury. Id. at 5.
Respondent further agrees that Petitioner has satisfied all requirements 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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