In the United States Court of Federal Claims 

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS

No. 18-1504V

Filed: August 22, 2019

UNPUBLISHED

PATTIE PATRIQUIN,

 Petitioner,

v.

SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES,

 Respondent.

Special Processing Unit (SPU);

Ruling on Entitlement; Concession;

Table Injury; Influenza (Flu) Vaccine;

Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine 

Administration (SIRVA)

Leah VaSahnja Durant, Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC, Washington, DC, for 

petitioner.

Julia Marter Collison, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.

RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1

Dorsey, Chief Special Master:

On September 28, 2018, petitioner 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 suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to 

Vaccine Administration (“SIRVA”) resulting from the adverse effects of an influenza 

(“flu”) vaccination she received on December 20, 2017. Petition at 1. The case was 

assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters.

 

1 The undersigned intends to post this ruling on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website. 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, the undersigned 

agrees that the identified material fits within this definition, the undersigned will redact such material from 

public access. Because this unpublished ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this 

case, undersigned is 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). 

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).
2

On August 21, 2019, respondent filed his Rule 4(c) report in which he concedes

that petitioner is entitled to compensation in this case.3 Respondent’s Rule 4(c) Report

at 1. Specifically, respondent concludes that petitioner’s alleged injury is consistent with 

SIRVA and was caused-in-fact by the administration of a flu vaccine on December 20, 

2017. Id. at 4. Respondent further agrees that there were no other causes identified for 

petitioner’s SIRVA and the records indicate that petitioner has suffered the sequela of 

her injury for more than six months. Id.

In view of respondent’s position and the evidence of record, the 

undersigned finds that petitioner is entitled to compensation.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/Nora Beth Dorsey

Nora Beth Dorsey

Chief Special Master

 

3 The OSM staff attorney managing this case e-mailed respondent’s counsel on August 22, 2019 to 

inquire whether this case was being conceded as a Table or Non-Table case. In a reply e-mail dated 

August 22, 2019, respondent’s counsel confirmed that this case was being conceded as a Table case.