De La Pena v. Secretary of Health and Human Services ( 2018 )


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  •          In the United States Court of Federal Claims
    OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
    No. 17-971V
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    UNPUBLISHED
    MARY JANE DE LA PENA,
    Special Processing Unit (SPU);
    Petitioner,                          Ruling on Entitlement; Concession;
    v.                                                       Table Injury; Influenza (Flu) Vaccine;
    Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine
    SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND                                  Administration (SIRVA)
    HUMAN SERVICES,
    Respondent.
    Leah VaSahnja Durant, Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC, Washington, DC, for
    petitioner.
    Debra A. Filteau Begley, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
    RULING ON ENTITLEMENT 1
    Dorsey, Chief Special Master:
    On July 20, 2017, 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”). Petitioner alleges that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine
    administration (“SIRVA”) following receipt of her September 22, 2016 influenza (“flu”
    vaccination. Petition at 1. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the
    Office of Special Masters.
    On March 23, 2018, respondent filed his Rule 4(c) report in which he concedes
    that petitioner is entitled to compensation in this case. Respondent’s Rule 4(c) Report
    at 1. Specifically, respondent “concludes that the alleged injury is consistent with
    1 Because this unpublished ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, the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).
    SIRVA that was caused by the administration of petitioner’s flu vaccine on September
    22, 2016.” Id. at 3. Respondent further agrees that petitioner suffered her condition for
    more than six months and that all legal prerequisites to compensation under the
    Vaccine Act have been satisfied. Id.
    In view of respondent’s position 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
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 17-971

Judges: Nora Beth Dorsey

Filed Date: 7/31/2018

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 8/1/2018