Karen Green v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2017)

Karen Green filed a petition for compensation on December 1, 2015, on behalf of herself, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving a Tetanus-Diphtheria-Acellular Pertussis (Tdap) vaccination on or about June 19, 2014. She claimed residual effects from this injury for more than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the Tdap vaccination caused her alleged injury or condition. The parties later filed a joint stipulation agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation.

The stipulation awarded Karen Green a lump sum of $9,500.00 for all damages. Special Master Thomas L.

Gowen found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court, ordering judgment to be entered in accordance with the stipulation. Petitioner was represented by Marvin Firestone of Marvin Firestone JD, MD, and Associates, and respondent was represented by Althea Davis of the United States Department of Justice.

The decision was filed on August 3, 2017.