Robert Stoll v. HHS - Hepatitis B, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2022)

Robert Stoll filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on September 6, 2018, alleging he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of a Hepatitis B vaccine he received on March 28, 2017. He alleged the vaccine was administered in the United States, that he experienced residual effects for more than six months, and that there had been no prior award or settlement for his condition.

Respondent denied that petitioner sustained a SIRVA, denied that the vaccine caused his injury, and denied that his condition was a sequelae of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on August 8, 2022, agreeing that compensation should be awarded.

The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as its decision awarding damages. Robert Stoll was awarded a lump sum of $17,500.00, representing compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a).