Gail M. Schrank v. HHS - Tdap, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2017)

Gail M. Schrank filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on November 30, 2016.

She alleged that a Tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination administered into her left shoulder on March 4, 2014, caused her to suffer a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA). The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding that Ms.

Schrank is entitled to compensation. The respondent concluded that the evidence established that the Tdap vaccine caused her shoulder injury and that the injury was not due to unrelated factors.

The respondent also agreed that the six-month sequela requirement was satisfied. Based on the respondent's concession and the evidence, the Chief Special Master found that Ms.

Schrank is entitled to compensation. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit, and this ruling addressed entitlement, with damages to be determined later.