Verdie Atienza Awarded $63,601.43 in Compensation for Vaccine-Related Injury

Verdie Atienza, a petitioning adult, has been awarded a lump sum payment of $63,601.43 by the United States Court of Federal Claims for suffering a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza (flu) vaccination administered on November 22, 2023. The award, made on September 8, 2025, includes $62,500.00 in pain and suffering and $1,101.43 in past unreimbursable expenses.

Key Takeaways:

• Verdie Atienza was awarded $63,601.43 in compensation for suffering a SIRVA injury as a result of an influenza vaccine.
• The award includes $62,500.00 in pain and suffering and $1,101.43 in past unreimbursable expenses.
• The Chief Special Master, Brian H. Corcoran, made the decision to award compensation based on the record as a whole.
• Respondent agrees to the proffered award, and the payment will be made through an ACH deposit to petitioner's counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement to the petitioner.
• Mr. Atienza is a competent adult and has agreed to the proffered award.
• The United States Court of Federal Claims has jurisdiction over vaccine-related injury cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986.

Statistics:

• Total award amount: $63,601.43
• Pain and suffering award: $62,500.00
• Past unreimbursable expenses award: $1,101.43
• Date of award: September 8, 2025
• Date of vaccination: November 22, 2023
• Type of injury: Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)

Sources:

• Verdie Atienza v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, No. 24-1738V (United States Court of Federal Claims)
• Vaccine Rule 18(b)
• Vaccine Injury Table, 42 C.F.R. § 100.3
• Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 247d-6d, 247d-6e)
• Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP)
• National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755.