Lisa Hale v. HHS - Tdap, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2015)

Lisa Hale filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on June 1, 2015, alleging she suffered left shoulder injuries following a Tdap vaccination administered on February 27, 2013. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report on October 13, 2015, conceding that Ms.

Hale is entitled to compensation. The respondent opined that Ms.

Hale experienced Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) within 48 hours of the Tdap vaccination, with no other identified causes. The respondent further agreed that the injury persisted for at least six months and that all other legal prerequisites under the Act were satisfied.

Based on the respondent's concession and the evidence, Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found that Ms. Hale is entitled to compensation.

The case was proceeding to determine damages. Petitioner was represented by Mark Theodore Sadaka of Mark T.

Sadaka, LLC, and respondent was represented by Lisa Ann Watts of the U.S. Department of Justice.

The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests performed, treatments received, or the specific mechanism of injury beyond the general classification of SIRVA.