Adriana Lopez v. HHS - Hepatitis B, left Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2021)

Adriana Lopez filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on June 21, 2019, alleging she suffered a left Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) as a result of receiving a hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccine on July 1, 2016. She further alleged that she experienced residual effects for more than six months.

The respondent denied that petitioner sustained a Table SIRVA within the Table timeframe and denied that the vaccine caused her alleged injury and residual effects. Nevertheless, the parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation, which Chief Special Master Brian H.

Corcoran adopted as the court's decision. The court awarded Adriana Lopez a total of $37,633.54.

This amount comprised $133.54 for a State of Utah Medicaid lien and $37,500.00 for all other damages. Petitioner was represented by Michael G.

McLaren of Black McLaren Jones Ryland & Griffee, P.C., and respondent was represented by Voris Edward Johnson of the U.S. Department of Justice.

The public decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific clinical details, or expert testimony.