VICP Registry Case Source Bundle
Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_26-vv-00116
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_26-vv-00116
Petitioner: Hooman Enayati
Filed: 2026-06-03
Decided: 2026-07-08
Vaccine: HPV
Vaccination date: 2024-06-28
Condition: left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)
Outcome: entitlement_granted_pending_damages
Award amount USD: 

AI-assisted case summary:
Hooman Enayati filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that his June 28, 2024, human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination caused him to suffer a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA). He stated that he received the vaccine in the United States, suffered residual effects for more than six months, and had no prior award or settlement. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding that compensation is appropriate. The respondent stated that the petitioner's injury was consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table, noting no prior history of shoulder issues, pain occurring within 48 hours post-vaccination, pain limited to the vaccination arm, and no other identified condition explaining the pain. The respondent also confirmed the residual effects lasted more than six months. Based on the respondent's concession and the record, Chief Special Master Corcoran found Hooman Enayati entitled to compensation, with the case proceeding to damages.

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Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_26-vv-00116-0
Date issued/filed: 2026-07-08
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 06/03/2026) regarding 20 Ruling on Entitlement Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (ppa) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:26-vv-00116-UNJ Document 25 Filed 07/08/26 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 26-116V
HOOMAN ENAYATI,
Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner,
v. Filed: June 3, 2026
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Ramon Rodriguez, III, Siri & Glimstad, LLP, Richmond, VA, for Petitioner.
Katherine Carr Esposito, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
On January 22, 2026, Hooman Enayati 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 his June 28, 2024 human papilloma virus (“HPV”)
vaccination caused him to suffer a left 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 he received the vaccine in the United States, that he
suffered the residual effects of his injury for more than six months, and that there has
been no prior award or settlement of a civil action on his behalf as a result of his injury.
See Petition at ¶¶ 3, 18-19. 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 1:26-vv-00116-UNJ Document 25 Filed 07/08/26 Page 2 of 2
On May 28, 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
DICP [the Division of Injury Compensation Programs at the Department of
Health and Human Services] has reviewed the petition and medical records
filed in this case and has concluded that compensation is appropriate. DICP
has concluded that petitioner’s alleged injury is consistent with SIRVA as
defined by the Vaccine Injury Table. Specifically, petitioner had no history
of pain, inflammation, or dysfunction of his left shoulder prior to vaccination;
shoulder pain occurred within forty-eight hours after receipt of an
intramuscular HPV vaccination; shoulder pain and reduced range of motion
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. 42 C.F.R. § 100.3(a)(XVI)(B), (c)(10). Additionally, based on the
medical records outlined above, petitioner suffered the residual effects of
his condition for more than six months. Therefore, based on the record as
it now stands, petitioner has satisfied all legal prerequisites for
compensation under the Act. See 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-11(c)(1)(D)(i), -
13(a)(1)(B).
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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