In the United States Court of Federal Claims 

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS

No. 19-1926V

UNPUBLISHED

LISA ADAMS,

 Petitioner,

v.

SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES,

 Respondent.

Chief Special Master Corcoran 

Filed: June 7, 2021

Special Processing Unit (SPU);

Ruling on Entitlement; Concession;

Table Injury; Influenza (Flu) Vaccine;

Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine 

Administration (SIRVA)

Bridget Candace McCullough, Muller Brazil, LLP, Dresher, PA, for petitioner.

Jennifer Leigh Reynaud, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.

RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1

On December 19, 2019, Lisa Adams filed a petition for compensation under the 

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.

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(the 

“Vaccine Act”). Petitioner alleges that she suffered a left shoulder injury related to vaccine 

administration (SIRVA) caused by an influenza (flu) vaccination received on November

10, 2018. Petition at 1. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the 

Office of Special Masters.

On May 20, 2021, 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. 

Respondent concluded that “[P]etitioner’s alleged injury is consistent with a SIRVA injury, 

as defined on the Vaccine Injury Table.” Id. at 3. Specifically, Respondent found that

1 Because this unpublished ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I am required 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).
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[P]etitioner had no history of pain, inflammation, or dysfunction of the left shoulder; 

medical records document that the shoulder pain occurred within 48 hours after 

vaccination; the pain was limited to the shoulder in which the vaccine was administered; 

and no other condition or abnormality has been identified to explain petitioner’s shoulder 

pain . . . . Additionally, based on the medical records outlined above, [P]etitioner suffered 

the residual effects of the condition for more than six months. Therefore, based on the 

record as it now stands, [P]etitioner has satisfied all legal prerequisites for compensation 

under the Act. Id. (Citations omitted). Respondent further agrees that the scope of 

damages to be awarded is limited to Petitioner’s SIRVA and its related sequelae. Id.

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