Jacqueline Archibald v. HHS - Tdap, brachial neuritis (2023)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Jacqueline Archibald filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) and Parsonage Turner Syndrome (PTS) as a result of a tetanus-diphtheria-acellular-pertussis (Tdap) vaccine administered on September 5, 2019. The original petition was filed on December 30, 2020.
Respondent filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding that Petitioner is entitled to compensation for PTS, noting that the injury's onset occurred within two to twenty-eight days following the Tdap vaccination. Respondent also agreed that the case was timely filed, the vaccine was administered in the United States, and Petitioner met the statutory severity requirement.
A ruling on entitlement was issued on March 6, 2023, finding Petitioner entitled to compensation for PTS. Subsequently, on August 2, 2023, Respondent filed a proffer on award of compensation, recommending an award of $95,000.00 for pain and suffering and $4,362.12 for past unreimbursable expenses, totaling $99,362.12.
Petitioner agreed with this proffered award. The Chief Special Master issued a decision awarding damages on September 5, 2023, granting Petitioner a lump sum payment of $99,362.12.