Luzmila Berumen v. HHS - HPV, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2021)

Luzmila Berumen filed a petition for vaccine compensation alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine on May 4, 2018. The parties subsequently filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case and award compensation.

The Chief Special Master adopted the stipulation as the decision, awarding Ms. Berumen a lump sum of $67,000.00.

This amount is intended to compensate for all damages available under the Vaccine Act. The stipulation noted that the HPV vaccine is on the Vaccine Injury Table and that Ms.

Berumen alleged her SIRVA occurred within the Table's time period and resulted in residual effects for more than six months. Respondent denied that Ms.

Berumen sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused her condition, but agreed to the settlement. The award covers all items of damages, and the parties also agreed to submit to further proceedings for attorneys' fees and costs.

Ms. Berumen released the United States and the Secretary of Health and Human Services from all claims related to the alleged injury in exchange for the compensation.