Vonnie Hatton v. HHS - Pneumococcal, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2023)

Vonnie Hatton filed a petition for vaccine compensation on September 15, 2020, alleging a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving a Prevnar 13 pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on October 1, 2018. Hatton stated the vaccine was administered in the United States, that she suffered residual effects for more than six months, and that no civil action had been filed or award received for this injury.

Respondent denied that Hatton sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on April 3, 2023, agreeing to settle the case.

The Chief Special Master adopted the stipulation, awarding Hatton a lump sum of $35,000.00 as compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act. This amount represents a compromise of the parties' respective positions on liability and damages.