Petitioner Awarded Compensation for Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)

The United States Court of Federal Claims has issued an opinion awarding compensation to Gregory Mundy, a petitioner who suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccination. The court found that Mundy's injury is consistent with a SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table, and he has suffered the residual effects of his injury for more than six months.

Key Takeaways:

• The court awarded compensation to Gregory Mundy for his SIRVA injury, which he suffered as a result of an influenza vaccination on September 29, 2023.
• The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, conceded that Mundy is entitled to compensation in his Rule 4(c) report filed on May 20, 2025.
• The court found that Mundy's injury is consistent with a SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table and that he has suffered the residual effects of his injury for more than six months.
• The court's opinion notes that Mundy has 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other information that would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy.
• The court's ruling is the first in the Special Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters.
• Petitioner's attorney, Elizabeth Kyla Abramson, represented Mundy, while Camille Michelle Collett, from the U.S. Department of Justice, represented the respondent.

Statistics:

• The petition was filed on August 8, 2024, under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
• The influenza vaccination was administered on September 29, 2023.
• The respondent's Rule 4(c) report was filed on May 20, 2025.
• The court's ruling was issued on June 27, 2025.

Sources:

- United States Court of Federal Claims Opinion, No. 24-1212V, GREGORY MUNDY v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

- National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755 (cited as 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-10, et seq.).