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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
                                 OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
                                          No. 15-1125V
                                      Filed: March 9, 2016
                                          Unpublished

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ELLYSON OSTROVSKY,                     *
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                    Petitioner,        *       Ruling on Entitlement; Concession;
                                       *       Influenza (“Flu”) Vaccine; Shoulder
                                       *       Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine
SECRETARY OF HEALTH                    *       Administration (“SIRVA”); Special
AND HUMAN SERVICES,                    *       Processing Unit (“SPU”)
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                    Respondent.        *
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John R. Howie, Jr., Howie Law, P.C., Dallas, TX, for petitioner.
Michael P. Milmoe, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.

                                    RULING ON ENTITLEMENT 1

Dorsey, Chief Special Master:

       On October 5, 2015, Ellyson Ostrovsky (“petitioner”) 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”). Petitioner alleges that she
suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (“SIRVA”) as a result of
receiving a seasonal influenza (“flu”) vaccination on October 18, 2012. Petition at 1.
The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit (“SPU”) of the Office of Special
Masters.

       On March 7, 2016, respondent filed her Rule 4(c) Report in which she concedes
that petitioner is entitled to compensation in this case. Respondent’s Rule 4(c) Report
at 1. Specifically, respondent stated that a preponderance of the evidence establishes
that petitioner’s injury is consistent with SIRVA, and that it was caused-in-fact by the flu
vaccine she received on October 18, 2012. Id. at 4. Respondent further stated that she

1 Because this unpublished ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, the
undersigned intends 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). 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, the undersigned agrees that the identified material fits
within this definition, the undersigned 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 “§” references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2012).
did not identify any other causes for petitioner’s SIRVA, and that the records show
petitioner has suffered the sequela of this injury for more than six months. Id.
Respondent therefore agrees with petitioner that compensation should be awarded
under the Vaccine Act. Id. at 4-5.

     In view of respondent’s concession and the evidence of record, the
undersigned finds that petitioner is entitled to compensation.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

                                 s/Nora Beth Dorsey
                                 Nora Beth Dorsey
                                 Chief Special Master

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