# Stroot v. Secretary of Health and Human Services > United States Court of Federal Claims · June 22, 2026 URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/11347132 ## Case - **Court:** United States Court of Federal Claims - **Decided:** June 22, 2026 - **Precedential status:** Unpublished - **Opinion:** Opinion - **Judges:** Brian H. Corcoran - **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library ## Citator (automated) - No negative treatment found by the automated citator. That is not the same as a confirmation that the case is good law; read the citing cases. - Full citator and citing cases: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/11347132 ## Opinion text In the United States Court of Federal Claims OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS No. 25-0756V HOLLY STROOT, Chief Special Master Corcoran Petitioner, v. Filed: May 18, 2026 SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent. Leah VaSahnja Durant, Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC, Washington, DC, for Petitioner. Mallori Browne Openchowski, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent. RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1 On May 1, 2025, Holly Stroot 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”) resulting from an influenza (“flu”) vaccine received on November 4, 2022. Petition at 1. Petitioner further alleges that her pain has lasted for longer than six months and neither Petitioner, nor any other party, has ever received compensation in the form of an award or settlement for her vaccine-related injury. Petition at ¶¶ 18, 19. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters.  1 Because this Ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action taken in this case, it must be made publicly accessible and will be posted on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, and/or at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/national/cofc, in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2018) (Federal Management and Promotion of Electronic Government Services). This means the Ruling will be available to anyone with access to the internet. 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, I agree that the identified material fits within this definition, I will redact such material from public access. 2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for ease of citation, all section references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. § 300aa (2018). On May 15, 2026, 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 recommends that Petitioner be found entitled to compensation for a Table SIRVA because “Petitioner had no history of pain, inflammation, or dysfunction of her right shoulder prior to vaccination that would explain petitioner’s post-vaccination symptoms; her shoulder pain occurred within forty-eight hours after receipt of an intramuscular flu vaccination; her shoulder pain and reduced ROM were limited to the side in which the vaccine was administered; and no other condition or abnormality has been identified to explain petitioner’s shoulder pain.” Id. at 6-7. Respondent further agrees that the medical records indicate that Petitioner suffered the residual effects of her condition for more than six months, and has satisfied all legal prerequisites for compensation under the Vaccine Act. Id. In view of Respondent’s position and the evidence of record, I find that Petitioner is entitled to compensation. IT IS SO ORDERED. s/Brian H. Corcoran Brian H. Corcoran Chief Special Master 2  --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/11347132. Public record. Not legal advice.