Filed: Dec. 31, 2019
Latest Update: Dec. 31, 2019
Summary: UNPUBLISHED RULING ON ENTITLEMENT 1 BRIAN H. CORCORAN , Chief Special Master . On September 4, 2018, Audrey Green 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 received an influenza ("flu") vaccine on October 2, 2015, and that she subsequently suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration ("SIRVA). Petition at Preamble. The case was assigned to th
Summary: UNPUBLISHED RULING ON ENTITLEMENT 1 BRIAN H. CORCORAN , Chief Special Master . On September 4, 2018, Audrey Green 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 received an influenza ("flu") vaccine on October 2, 2015, and that she subsequently suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration ("SIRVA). Petition at Preamble. The case was assigned to the..
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UNPUBLISHED
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
BRIAN H. CORCORAN, Chief Special Master.
On September 4, 2018, Audrey Green 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 received an influenza ("flu") vaccine on October 2, 2015, and that she subsequently suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration ("SIRVA). Petition at Preamble. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters.
On December 30, 2019, 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 "[i]t is respondent's position that petitioner has satisfied the criteria set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table for SIRVA." Id. at 3-4. Respondent further agrees that no other causes for Petitioner's shoulder injury were identified, "and the medical records outlined above demonstrate that she suffered the residual effects of her 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 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.
FootNotes
1. Because this unpublished ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I am required to post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (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 "§" references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. § 300aa (2012).
