Loralie Cioffi v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (2025)

Loralie Cioffi filed a petition for vaccine compensation alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of receiving a tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine in her right shoulder on July 28, 2020. She further alleged that she experienced the residual effects of her injury for more than six months.

Respondent denied that petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the Tdap vaccine caused the alleged SIRVA or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequelae of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation.

The court adopted the stipulation as its decision. Loralie Cioffi was awarded a lump sum of $40,000.00 and an additional $809.83 to reimburse a Medicaid lien for services rendered by the State of California.

These amounts represent compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act. The case proceeded as a Table claim, and the parties stipulated to the award amount.