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

Jerry Santoni filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving a Tdap vaccine on July 25, 2014. He stated the vaccine was administered in the United States, that his injury had residual effects for more than six months, and that he had not received any prior award or settlement for this condition.

Respondent denied that the Tdap immunization caused petitioner's alleged SIRVA or any other injury. Despite the denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on December 8, 2016, agreeing that compensation should be awarded.

The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Jerry Santoni was awarded a lump sum of $80,000.00 for all damages and an additional $702.91 to reimburse a lien for services rendered.

The decision was entered on April 11, 2017.