# In the United States Court of Federal Claims

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS

Filed: August 31, 2022

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GORETT PARSLOE * Unpublished

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Petitioners, * No. 1 7

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v. * Special Master Gowen

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SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Decision on Stipulation; In fluenza;

AND HUMAN SERVICES, * Shoulder Pain

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Respondent. *

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Lea h V. Durant, Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC, Washington, D.C.

, for petitioner.

C atherine E. Stolar, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for respon d ent.

DECISION ON STIPU LATION 1

On December 11, 2017, Gorett Parsloe (“petitioner”) filed a petition in the National

Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. 2 Petition (ECF No. 1). Petitioner alleged that she had

shoulder pain

, after receiving the influenza ( “ f lu ” ) vac cination on October 2, 2016. Id. at

Preamble.

On August 31, 2022, respondent filed a stipulation providing that a decision should be

entered awarding compensation to petitioner. Stipulation (ECF No. 60 ). Respondent denies that

the flu vaccine is the cause of petit ioner ’ s shoulder pain, brachial neuritis and/or Parsonage

Turner syndrome. Id. at ¶ 6. Nevertheless, main taining their respective positions, the parties

now agree that the issues between them sh all be settled and that a deci sion should be entered

1 P ursuant to the E

- Government Act of 2002, see 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012), b ecause this opinion contains a

reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I intend to post it on the website of the United States Court of

Federal Claims. The court’s website is at http://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/aggregator/sources/7. Before the opinion is

posted on the court’s website, each party has 14 days to file a motion requesting redaction “of any information

furnished by that party: (1) that is a trade secret or commercial or financial in substance and is privileged or

confidential; or (2) that includes medical files or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of privacy.” Vaccine Rule 18(b). An objecting party must provide the court with a proposed

redacted version of the opinion. Id. If neither party files a motion for redaction within 14 days, the opinion will be

posted on the court’s website without any changes. Id.

2 The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program is set forth in Part 2 of the National Childhood Vaccine

Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99

- 660, 100 Stat. 3755, codified as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa

- 10 to 34 (2012)

(hereinafter “Vaccine Act” or “the Act”). Hereinafter, individual section references will be to 42 U.S.C. § 300aa of

the Act.2

awarding the compensation according to the terms of the s tipulation attache d hereto as Appendix

A. Id. at ¶ 7.

T h e s tipulation provides:

A) A lump sum of $97,500.00 in the form of a check payable to petitioner. This

amount represent s compensation for all d amages that would be av ailable under

42 U.S.C. § 300aa

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a).

Accordingly, the C l erk of the Court SHALL ENTER JUDGM ENT in accordance with

th e terms of the s t ipulation an d this decision. 3

IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/Thomas L. Gowen

Thomas L. Gowen

Special Master

3 Entry of judgment is expedited by each party ’ s filing notice renouncing the right to seek review. Vaccine Rule

11(a).