Bridget Strobl v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2023)

Bridget Strobl filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on December 16, 2020, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) resulting from a Tdap vaccination received on September 24, 2018. Respondent denied that the vaccine caused her injury.

The parties filed a joint stipulation on May 30, 2023, agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. The Chief Special Master adopted the stipulation as the decision awarding damages.

Bridget Strobl was awarded $35,000.00 as a lump sum payment and $4,511.75 to satisfy a Medicaid lien, for a total of $39,511.75. This amount represents compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.

The parties agreed that the Tdap vaccine is contained in the Vaccine Injury Table and that the petitioner's alleged injury, SIRVA, is also on the Table. The stipulation also addressed attorneys' fees and costs, and released the United States from further claims related to this vaccination.