In the United States Court of Federal Claims 

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS

No. 19-1049V

UNPUBLISHED

CATHERINE PRICE,

 Petitioner,

v.

SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES,

 Respondent.

Chief Special Master Corcoran 

Filed: January 22, 2021

Special Processing Unit (SPU);

Ruling on Entitlement; Concession;

Table Injury; Influenza (Flu) Vaccine;

Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine 

Administration (SIRVA)

Paul R. Brazil, Muller Brazil, LLP, Dresher, PA, for petitioner.

Laurie Wiesner, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.

RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1

On July 19, 2019, Catherine Price 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 Table Injury, Shoulder Injury Related 

to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA), as a result of her October 2, 2017 influneza (“flu”) 

vaccination. Petition at 1. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the 

Office of Special Masters.

On January 19, 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1 Because this unpublished ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I am required 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).
2

1, 6-7. Specifically, Respondent indicates that

[m]edical personnel at the Division of Injury Compensation Programs, 

Department of Health and Human Services (DICP), have reviewed the 

petition and medical records filed in the case. It is respondent’s position that 

petitioner has satisfied the criteria set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table 

(Table) and the Qualifications and Aids to Interpretation (QAI); petitioner 

had no history of pain, inflammation or dysfunction in her left shoulder; her 

pain and reduced range of motion occurred within 48 hours of her receipt of 

an intramuscular vaccination; her symptoms were limited to the shoulder in 

which the vaccine was administered; and no other condition or abnormality 

was identified to explain her symptoms. 42 C.F.R. § 100.3(a), (c)(10).

Id. at 6. 

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