Carin Dickmeyer v. HHS - Pneumococcal, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2024)

Carin Dickmeyer filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on January 12, 2021, alleging she suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) from a pneumococcal vaccine received on December 17, 2019. The petition stated the vaccine was administered in the United States, the injury effects lasted more than six months, and there was no prior award or settlement for this condition.

Respondent denied that Petitioner suffered from SIRVA, that the vaccine caused her injury, or that her condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on February 26, 2024, agreeing to settle the case and award compensation.

The Chief Special Master adopted the stipulation as the decision. The award includes a lump sum of $78,000 payable to Petitioner and $222.57 to reimburse a lien for services rendered, payable jointly to Petitioner and the Department of Health Care Services.

These amounts represent compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act. The case proceeded as a Table claim, as SIRVA is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table.

The stipulation was approved, and judgment was to be entered accordingly.