Susana V. Welsh v. HHS - Hepatitis B, right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2021)

Susana V. Welsh filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving a hepatitis B vaccine on February 28, 2017.

She claimed the injury's residual effects lasted for more than six months. Respondent denied that Ms.

Welsh sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused her injury, and denied that her condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on June 22, 2021, agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation.

The court adopted the stipulation, awarding Ms. Welsh a lump sum of $20,000.00.

This amount represents compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act. The case was settled as a Table claim, with the stipulation serving as the basis for the final decision and judgment.