Vaccine Injury Compensation Awarded to Petitioner

The United States Court of Federal Claims has issued an opinion awarding compensation to Sarah Whitman Blank under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. On April 4, 2023, Blank filed a petition for compensation after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 24, 2021. The vaccine is listed in the Vaccine Injury Table, and Blank alleges that she sustained a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) within the time period set forth in the Table. Respondent denies the alleged injury and its residual effects. However, the parties reached a joint stipulation, which the Chief Special Master Corcoran adopted as his decision, awarding Blank $25,000 in compensation.

Key Takeaways:

• The United States Court of Federal Claims awarded compensation to Sarah Whitman Blank under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
• Blank filed a petition for compensation on April 4, 2023, alleging a SIRVA injury related to an influenza vaccine she received on October 24, 2021.
• The vaccine is listed in the Vaccine Injury Table, and the parties agreed that the stipulation was reasonable and should be adopted as the decision awarding damages.
• The compensation award of $25,000 represents all damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.
• The judgment will be entered by the Clerk of Court in accordance with the decision.

Statistics:

• The petition for compensation was filed on April 4, 2023.
• The influenza vaccine was administered on October 24, 2021.
• The parties filed a joint stipulation on May 9, 2025.
• The total compensation awarded is $25,000.
• The compensation will be paid through an ACH deposit to Petitioner's counsel's IOLTA account.

Sources:

• United States Court of Federal Claims - Case 1:23- vv-00473-UNJ Document 28 Filed 06/09/25 Page 1 of 7
• Vaccine Injury Table - 42 C.F.R. § 100.3(a)
• National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 - Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755