Shelley E. Shlapak v. HHS - Pneumococcal, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2021)

Shelley E. Shlapak filed a petition for compensation on November 23, 2020, under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine administered on March 21, 2017.

Petitioner alleged the vaccine was administered in the United States, that she suffered residual effects for more than six months, and that no prior civil action had been filed. Respondent denied that petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury or any other injury caused by the vaccine.

Nevertheless, on November 18, 2020, the parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation. Chief Special Master Brian H.

Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as his decision. Pursuant to the stipulation, the court awarded a lump sum of $45,000.00 to Petitioner for all items of damages, payable by check to Petitioner.

Petitioner's counsel was Michael G. McLaren of Black McLaren Jones Ryland & Griffee, P.C.

Respondent's counsel was Camille Michelle Collett of the U.S. Department of Justice.

The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses.