Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2022-06-10 13:01:07.105521+00
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
                                 OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
                                         No. 20-0366V
                                        UNPUBLISHED

 AMANULLAH AMAN,                                            Chief Special Master Corcoran

                        Petitioner,                         Filed: April 25, 2022
 v.
                                                            Special Processing Unit (SPU);
 SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND                                    Ruling on Entitlement; Concession;
 HUMAN SERVICES,                                            Table Injury; Influenza (Flu) Vaccine;
                                                            Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine
                       Respondent.                          Administration (SIRVA)

Jonathan Svitak, Shannon Law Group, Woodbridge, IL, for Petitioner.

Jennifer A. Shah, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

                                   RULING ON ENTITLEMENT 1

       On March 31, 2020, Amanullah Aman 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 he suffered a right shoulder injury after receiving
influenza and Tdap vaccinations on November 3, 2018. Petition at 1. Petitioner further
alleges that his shoulder injury has lasted longer than six months. Petition at ¶21. The
case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters.

       On April 18, 2022, 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.
Specifically, Respondent states “that Petitioner has satisfied the criteria set forth in the
Table and the Qualifications and Aids to Interpretation (“QAI”) for right-shoulder SIRVA.”

1 Because this unpublished Ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I am required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 section references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2012).
Id. at 6-7. Respondent further agrees that “the records show that the case was timely
filed, that the vaccine was received in the United States, and that Petitioner satisfies the
statutory severity requirement because the residual effects or complications of his injury
continued for more than six months after vaccine administration.” Id. at 7.

       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

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