Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2015-06-25 16:02:55.199112+00
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
                                  OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
                                          No. 15-0295V
                                       Filed: June 4, 2015
                                           Unpublished

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ANN WYBORSKI,              *
                           *
              Petitioner,  *                                Ruling on Entitlement; Concession;
                           *                                Influenza (“flu”) vaccine; Shoulder Injury
v.                         *                                Related to Vaccine Administration
                           *                                (“SIRVA”); Special Processing Unit
                           *                                (“SPU”)
SECRETARY OF HEALTH        *
AND HUMAN SERVICES,        *
                           *
              Respondent.  *
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Renee J. Gentry, Shoemaker, Gentry & Knickelbein, Vienna, VA, for petitioner.
Lisa A. Watts, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.

                                    RULING ON ENTITLEMENT 1

Vowell, Chief Special Master:

       On March 23, 2015, Ann Wyborski filed a petition for compensation under the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq., 2 [the
“Vaccine Act” or “Program”]. The petition alleges that as a result of an Influenza (“flu”)
vaccination on September 13, 2013, petitioner suffered a shoulder injury related to
vaccine administration (“SIRVA”). The case was assigned to the Special Processing
Unit of the Office of Special Masters.

       On June 4, 2015, respondent filed her Rule 4(c) report [“Respondent’s Report”],
in which she concedes that petitioner is entitled to compensation in this case.
Respondent’s Report at 1. Specifically, respondent “agrees that petitioner’s SIRVA was
1
  Because this unpublished ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I intend to
post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, in accordance with the E-Government Act
of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-347, § 205, 116 Stat. 2899, 2913 (codified as amended at 44 U.S.C. § 3501
note (2006)). 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 (2006).
more likely than not caused by the September 13, 2013, flu vaccination.” Id. at 4.
Respondent stated that “based on the record as it now stands, petitioner has satisfied
all legal prerequisites for compensation under the [Vaccine] Act” Id.

       In view of respondent’s concession and the evidence before me, I find that
petitioner is entitled to compensation.

                                  s/Denise K. Vowell
                                  Denise K. Vowell
                                  Chief Special Master

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