Ardena White v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2019)

Ardena White filed a petition on May 18, 2017, seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Petitioner alleged that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of a Tdap vaccination received on June 30, 2014.

The respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the Tdap immunization caused her shoulder injury. Despite these denials, both parties agreed to settle the issues and stipulated that a decision should be entered awarding Petitioner compensation.

Special Master Katherine E. Oler reviewed the file and found the stipulation to be reasonable, adopting it as the decision.

The stipulation awarded Ardena White a lump sum of $50,000.00, representing compensation for all damages available under the program. The decision was filed on November 22, 2019.

Petitioner was represented by Edward Kraus of the Law Offices of Chicago-Kent, and the respondent was represented by Camille Collett of the U.S. Department of Justice.

The public decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific clinical details, or any medical experts consulted.