Mary M. Wyckoff v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On July 18, 2022, Mary M. Wyckoff filed a petition alleging SIRVA after a Tdap vaccination administered on August 4, 2021.
Respondent conceded entitlement, stating that the record supported the Table SIRVA criteria: no prior relevant shoulder history, pain within 48 hours, pain and reduced range of motion limited to the injected shoulder, no alternative condition explaining the symptoms, and residual effects lasting more than six months. Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran granted entitlement on October 16, 2023. The damages record does not provide a detailed public clinical chronology, but it shows a substantial lost-wages component.
Respondent proffered, and Ms. Wyckoff agreed to, $1,068,204.46.
On May 20, 2025, the Special Master awarded that lump sum, consisting of $95,000.00 for pain and suffering, $8,276.44 for past unreimbursable expenses, and $964,928.02 for past and future lost wages, with future lost wages reduced to net present value.
Theory of causation
Adult petitioner; Tdap vaccine August 4, 2021; Table SIRVA with onset within 48 hours. COMPENSATED. Respondent conceded Table criteria and legal prerequisites; public text lacks detailed clinical chronology. Entitlement October 16, 2023; damages May 20, 2025. Award $1,068,204.46 = $95,000.00 pain/suffering + $8,276.44 expenses + $964,928.02 past/future lost wages (NPV). Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran. Petition filed July 18, 2022.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00774