Patricia Parks v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2022)

Patricia Parks filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) caused by a tetanus diphtheria acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine administered on January 6, 2018. The Tdap vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table.

Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused her injury. Nevertheless, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to a settlement.

Chief Special Master Corcoran adopted the stipulation as her decision, awarding Patricia Parks a total of $51,523.67. This amount includes a lump sum of $50,000.00 payable to Petitioner and $1,523.67 to reimburse a Medicaid lien.

This compensation covers all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act. The parties agreed that this stipulation represents a full and complete negotiated settlement of liability and damages, and the United States did not admit that the Tdap vaccine caused Petitioner's alleged injury.