Lorrie Piller v. HHS - DTaP, brachial neuritis (2022)

Lorrie Piller filed a petition for compensation on August 28, 2018, alleging that the tetanus-diphtheria-acellular Pertussis (DTaP) vaccine she received on July 23, 2015, caused her to suffer from brachial neuritis. She further alleged that she experienced residual effects from this injury for more than six months.

The DTaP vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table, and Ms. Piller contended that her condition qualified as a Table injury.

Respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused her injury. Despite the denial, the parties reached a joint stipulation to resolve the case.

The stipulation, which the Court adopted as its decision, awarded Ms. Piller a lump sum payment of $60,000.00.

This amount is intended to compensate her for all damages available under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The decision was issued on December 6, 2022, and judgment was to be entered accordingly.