Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2022-09-19 21:01:08.55427+00
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
                                 OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
                                         No. 21-707V
                                        UNPUBLISHED

    MARYANN SEGURITAN,                                      Chief Special Master Corcoran

                        Petitioner,                         Filed: August 16, 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)

Leigh Finfer, Muller Brazil, LLP, Dresher, PA, for Petitioner.

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

                                   RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1

        On August 16, 2022, Maryann Seguritan 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 left shoulder injuries related to vaccine
administration (SIRVA) resulting from an influenza (flu) vaccination she received on
September 20, 2019. Petition at 1. Petitioner further alleges that the vaccine was
administered within the United States, her symptoms lasted more than six months, and
neither Petitioner, nor any other party, has ever filed any action or received compensation
in the form of an award or settlement for Petitioner’s vaccine-related injury. Petition at 1,
3. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters.

1 Because this unpublished Ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I am required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.

2National 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).
        On August 8, 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, it is Respondent’s position that “[P]etitioner has satisfied the criteria set
forth in the Vaccine Injury Table (“Table”) and the Qualifications and Aids to Interpretation
(“QAI”) for SIRVA.” Id. at 4. Respondent further agrees that “the records show that
petitioner timely filed her case, that she received the flu vaccine in the United States, and
that she satisfies the statutory severity requirement by suffering the residual effects or
complications of her injury for more than six months after vaccine administration”. 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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