Mary Ward v. HHS - Tdap, right shoulder injury related to vaccination (SIRVA) (2022)

Mary Ward filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on October 14, 2020, alleging a right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving a tetanus vaccine on May 16, 2019. She stated that her injury met the Table SIRVA definition and that she continued to suffer residual effects more than six months later.

Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused her injury. Despite the denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on October 13, 2022, agreeing to an award of compensation.

Chief Special Master Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and awarded Mary Ward $32,137.84. This amount included a lump sum of $32,000.00 payable to Petitioner and $137.84 to reimburse a Medicaid lien for services rendered by the State of California.

The decision directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment in accordance with the stipulation, absent a motion for review.