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

Jacqueline Pohlman filed a petition for vaccine injury compensation on December 21, 2017, alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving a tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine on May 22, 2017. She claimed this was a Table injury, meaning it is presumed to be caused by the vaccine.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, conceded entitlement to compensation in a Rule 4(c) report filed on October 30, 2018. The Chief Special Master issued a ruling on entitlement that same day, finding that Ms.

Pohlman was entitled to compensation. Subsequently, on February 19, 2019, the respondent filed a proffer on award of compensation, which Ms.

Pohlman agreed to. The court awarded her a total of $110,004.42.

This amount included $108,000.00 for pain and suffering, $1,062.43 for past lost earnings, and $941.99 for past unreimbursable expenses. The award was to be paid as a lump sum check to Ms.

Pohlman.