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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-02039
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-02039
Petitioner: Tracy Denison
Filed: 2025-12-01
Decided: 2026-06-09
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2023-10-12
Condition: shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)
Outcome: entitlement_granted_pending_damages
Award amount USD: 

AI-assisted case summary:
Tracy Denison filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on October 12, 2023, caused her to suffer a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA). She stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States, that she suffered residual effects for more than six months, and that there had been no prior award or settlement. Respondent filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding that Petitioner is entitled to compensation for a Table SIRVA. Respondent noted that Petitioner had no prior shoulder issues, that pain occurred within forty-eight hours of vaccination, that the pain was limited to the side of vaccination, and that no other condition explained the pain. The Chief Special Master found that Petitioner is entitled to compensation.

Theory of causation field:
Table

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-02039-0
Date issued/filed: 2026-07-10
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 06/09/2026) regarding 14 Ruling on Entitlement Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (nh) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:25-vv-02039-UNJ Document 16 Filed 07/10/26 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 25-2039V
TRACY DENISON,
Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner,
v. Filed: June 9, 2026
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Laura Levenberg, Muller Brazil, LLP, Dresher, PA, for Petitioner.
Felicia Langel, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
On December 1, 2025, Tracy Denison 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 an influenza (“flu”) vaccine administered to her on
October 12, 2023 caused her to suffer a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration
(“SIRVA”), as defined in the Vaccine Injury Table (42 C.F.R. § 100.3). Petition at 1.
Petitioner further alleges that the flu vaccine was administered to her in the United States,
that she suffered the residual effects of her injury for more than six months, and that there
has been no prior award or settlement of a civil action on her behalf as a result of her
injury. See Petition at ¶¶ 1, 11-13. 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-02039-UNJ Document 16 Filed 07/10/26 Page 2 of 2
On June 4, 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 states that he
recommends that petitioner be found entitled to compensation for a Table
SIRVA. Petitioner had no history of pain, inflammation, or dysfunction of her
left shoulder prior to vaccination that would explain her post-vaccination
symptoms; shoulder pain occurred within forty-eight hours after receipt of
an intramuscular flu vaccine; 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 her shoulder pain. See 42
C.F.R. § 100.3(a)(XIV)(B), (c)(10). Additionally, petitioner suffered the
residual effects of her condition for more than six months. See 42 U.S.C. §
300aa-11(c)(1)(D)(i). Therefore, based on the current record, petitioner has
satisfied all requirements for compensation under the Act. See 42 U.S.C. §
300aa-13(a)(1)(A-B).
Id. at 4.
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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