Compensation for SIRVA Injuries in The VICP

Last month we asked the question- Are SIRVA Injuries on the Rise? A recent survey of data provided by the Vaccine Court answers that question “Yes” in terms of compensation for claims made to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). “SIRVA” stands for shoulder injury related to vaccine administration, and describes a reaction that follows a vaccination, usually the flu shot, resulting in immediate and lasting pain in the arm or shoulder area beyond the site of the injection.

Since 2014, the VICP has assigned certain claims to a special processing unit, for cases which are expected from the outset to be compensated. As of March 2017, of the 742 claims paid by that unit, 515 cases—70% of the total—were the result of SIRVA injuries. These statistics bear out an answer we recently gave to a gentleman who called us after his own experience: Yes, SIRVA is real, they are on the rise, and you are entitled to recover if you meet the criteria for compensation.

When our firm is contacted by a person who believes they may have suffered a SIRVA or any injury from one of the vaccines covered by the VICP, there is no fee to visit about the claim, or to investigate the claim, or to pursue the claim. Nor do you pay us from any recovery you receive—our fees are paid by the VICP. You can contact us about a possible Vaccine Injury by visiting our Contact page. And you can learn more about the VICP and the firm's representation of persons with possible Vaccine Injury claims by visiting our Vaccine Injury Pros website and other articles in our Blog.