Eddie Darrell Alexander, II v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2023)

Eddie Darrell Alexander, II filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of a Tetanus Diphtheria acellular Pertussis (Tdap) vaccine administered on March 4, 2019. The Tdap vaccine is contained in the Vaccine Injury Table.

Respondent denied that the vaccine caused petitioner's alleged shoulder injury or that his condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation.

The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as its decision. Eddie Darrell Alexander, II was awarded a lump sum of $67,500.00 payable to him, and a lump sum of $648.09 to reimburse a Medicaid lien for services rendered by the State of California.

These amounts represent compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act. The decision was entered on January 10, 2023, based on a stipulation filed on November 29, 2022, with the petition having been filed on December 6, 2022.