Alicia Holtzer v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2021)

Alicia Holtzer filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program after receiving a tetanus diphtheria acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination on November 7, 2017. She alleged that this vaccination caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA).

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Ms. Holtzer sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccination caused her alleged injury.

Despite these denials, the parties reached a joint stipulation to settle the case. Pursuant to this stipulation, Chief Special Master Corcoran awarded Ms.

Holtzer $15,000.00 as compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act. This award represents a compromise of the parties' respective positions on liability and damages.

The case proceeded as a Table claim, as SIRVA is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. The stipulation also addressed future proceedings for attorneys' fees and costs.