Deborah Ann Burnaroos v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2020)

Deborah Ann Burnaroos filed a petition for vaccine compensation alleging a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following a Tdap vaccine she received on July 31, 2017. She claimed the injury occurred within the Table timeframe or was caused in fact by the vaccine.

Respondent denied that the injury was a Table SIRVA injury or that the vaccine caused or aggravated her condition. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that compensation should be awarded.

The decision adopts the stipulation, awarding Deborah Ann Burnaroos a total of $172,831.87. This amount includes $150,000.00 for pain and suffering and loss of earnings, and $22,830.87 to cover a State of Washington Medicaid lien.

The award represents compensation for all eligible damages under the Vaccine Act. The case was filed on April 2, 2018, and the decision on the stipulation was issued on April 6, 2020.