Patricia Doyle v. HHS - Hepatitis B, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2023)

Patricia Doyle filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on April 4, 2023, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of a Hepatitis B vaccine received on November 20, 2019. She stated the vaccine was administered in the United States and that she experienced residual effects for more than six months, with no prior award or settlement for the condition.

Respondent denied that Doyle sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused her injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on April 3, 2023, agreeing that compensation should be awarded.

The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as its decision. Patricia Doyle was awarded a lump sum of $70,000.00, representing compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.