Daniels v. Secretary of Health and Human Services ( 2015 )


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  •         In the United States Court of Federal Claims
    OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
    No. 14-1153V
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Unpublished
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    MARY DANIELS,                            *
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    Petitioner,         *      Ruling on Entitlement; Concession;
    v.                                 *      Influenza or Flu Vaccine; Shoulder
    *      Injury Related to Vaccine Administration
    SECRETARY OF HEALTH                      *      (SIRVA); Special Processing Unit
    AND HUMAN SERVICES,                      *
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    Respondent.         *
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    Joseph Pepper, Esq. (acting for Ronald Homer), Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C.,
    Boston, MA, for petitioner.
    Camille Collett, Esq., U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC for respondent.
    RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
    Vowell, Chief Special Master:
    On November 26, 2014, Mary Daniels 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 a shoulder injury related to
    vaccine administration (SIRVA) which was caused by the flu vaccine she received on
    December 3, 2012. Petition at 1. The case was assigned to the Special Processing
    Unit of the Office of Special Masters.
    On February 18, 2015, 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 5. Specifically, respondent “believes that the alleged injury is consistent
    with a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (“SIRVA”) and it was caused in
    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    Because this unpublished ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I intend to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.
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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 (2006).
    fact by the influenza vaccine she received on December 3, 2012.” 
    Id. Furthermore, respondent
    agrees that petitioner’s injury lasted for more than six months and is not due
    to factors unrelated to the administration of the flu vaccine. 
    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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Document Info

Docket Number: 14-1153

Judges: Denise Kathryn Vowell

Filed Date: 3/18/2015

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 4/17/2021