Constance J. Sabins v. HHS - Td/Tetanus, SIRVA, bursitis, and tendinopathy (2018)

Constance J. Sabins filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on June 12, 2017.

She alleged that a tetanus and diphtheria toxoids (Td) vaccination received on October 1, 2016, caused her to suffer a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA), bursitis, and tendinopathy. The petition stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States, that she suffered residual effects for more than six months, and that there had been no prior award or settlement of a civil action for damages.

The respondent denied that the Td vaccine caused the alleged injuries. On October 2, 2018, the parties filed a joint stipulation for damages.

Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Constance J.

Sabins was awarded a lump sum of $35,000.00, payable by check to the petitioner, as compensation for all items of damages. Petitioner's counsel was Nancy Routh Meyers of Ward Black Law.

Respondent's counsel was Amy Paula Kokot of the U.S. Department of Justice.

The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical examinations, diagnostic tests, or treatments. The specific mechanism of causation was not detailed in the public decision.