Meredith Turner v. HHS - Tdap, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2022)

Meredith Turner filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on December 14, 2021, alleging she suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) caused by a Tetanus, Diphtheria, acellular Pertussis (Tdap) vaccine she received on September 2, 2019. She stated the vaccine was administered in the United States, that she experienced residual effects of the SIRVA for more than six months, and that no civil action had been filed or compensation received for this injury.

Respondent denied that Ms. Turner sustained a SIRVA, denied that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on December 14, 2021, agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. Chief Special Master Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision awarding damages.

Ms. Turner was awarded a lump sum of $31,200.00, representing compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.

The case proceeded as a Table claim, and the parties stipulated to the damages amount.