Tarsha White v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2024)

Tarsha White filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) resulting from hepatitis B, hepatitis A, and Tdap vaccinations received on November 8, 2018. She alleged that the vaccines were administered within the United States, her shoulder/arm pain persisted for more than six months, and she had not filed any other action or received compensation for her injury.

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

The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as its decision. The court awarded Tarsha White a lump sum of $15,000.00 and an additional $500.56 to satisfy a State of Louisiana Medicaid lien.

This amount represents compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a). The court directed that judgment be entered in accordance with this decision.