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GORETT PARSLOE * Unpublished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. 17-1920V

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v. * Special Master Gowen

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SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Decision on Stipulation; Influenza;

AND HUMAN SERVICES, * Shoulder Pain. 

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Respondent. *

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Leah V. Durant, Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC, Washington, D.C., for petitioner. 

Catherine E. Stolar, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for respondent. 

DECISION ON STIPULATION1

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 (“flu”) vaccination 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 petitioner’sshoulder pain, brachial neuritis and/or ParsonageTurner syndrome. Id. at ¶ 6. Nevertheless, maintaining their respective positions, the parties 

now agree that the issues between them shall be settled and that a decision should be entered 

1 Pursuant to the E-Government Act of 2002, see 44 U.S.C. § 3501note (2012), because this opinion contains a

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

FederalClaims. 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 Rule18(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.
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awarding the compensation according to the terms of the stipulation attached hereto as Appendix 

A. Id. at ¶ 7. 

The stipulation provides:

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

amount represents compensation for all damages that would be available under 

42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). 

Accordingly, the Clerk of the Court SHALL ENTER JUDGMENT in accordance with 

the terms of the stipulation and 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).