Craig Bauman v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2022)

Craig Bauman filed a petition for vaccine compensation on January 6, 2021, alleging injury from a Tdap vaccine received on December 13, 2019. He claimed a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) that resulted in residual effects lasting over six months.

The Tdap vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. Respondent denied that the vaccine caused the alleged injury or that it was a Table injury.

Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation for settlement. Chief Special Master Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision awarding damages.

The award includes a lump sum of $49,034.50 to the petitioner, $603.16 to reimburse a Medicaid lien to Equian, and $862.34 to reimburse another Medicaid lien to The Rawlings Company, totaling $50,400.00. This compensation covers all damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.