Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2021-03-15 21:01:50.979642+00
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
                                 OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
                                         No. 19-1475V
                                        UNPUBLISHED

    DANIEL VAN DOREN,                                       Chief Special Master Corcoran

                        Petitioner,                         Filed: February 12, 2021
    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)

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

Terrence Kevin Mangan, Jr., U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for
respondent.

                                   RULING ON ENTITLEMENT 1

       On September 25, 2019, Daniel Van Doren 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 Table Injury – Shoulder Injury Related
to Vaccine Administration (“SIRVA”) – as a result of his January 30, 2018 influneza (“flu”)
vaccination. Petition at 1. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the
Office of Special Masters.

       On February 11, 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

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  Because this unpublished ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I am required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.
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  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).
1. Specifically, Respondent indicates that

        DICP [Division of Injury Compensation Programs, Department of Health
       and Human Services] has concluded that petitioner’s alleged injury meets
       the requirements of a Table injury claim for a left SIRVA stemming from the
       flu vaccination on January 30, 2018. DICP did not identify any other causes
       for petitioner’s left arm injury, and records show that he suffered the sequela
       of this injury for more than six months. Based on the medical records
       outlined above, petitioner has met the statutory requirements for entitlement
       to compensation. See 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-13(a)(1)(B); 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-
       11(c)(1)(D).

 Id. at 5. Respondent further agrees that “based on the record as it now stands, petitioner
has satisfied all legal prerequisites for compensation under the Act.” 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

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