{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01563","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01563-0","petitioner_identifier":"Denise Rojas Hernandez","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified; adult inferred from self-filed petition)","vaccine_type":"tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap)","vaccination_date":"2019-10-23","condition_raw":"mass, cyst, or other neoplasm on the left shoulder","condition_category":"other","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":750,"decision_date":"2026-03-17","extraction_version":"manual-supplement-redo-2026-05","extracted_at":"2026-05-04 02:53:48","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Tdap vaccine on October 23, 2019, allegedly causing a mass/cyst/neoplasm on the left shoulder; COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied causation and current sequelae. Public stipulation gives limited clinical detail. Award $750 lump sum. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition filed October 20, 2022; decision March 17, 2026.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2022-10-20","case_summary":"On October 20, 2022, Denise Rojas Hernandez filed a petition alleging that a Tdap vaccination administered on October 23, 2019 caused a reaction diagnosed as a mass, cyst, or other neoplasm on her left shoulder. She alleged residual effects lasting more than six months, administration in the United States, and no prior civil recovery.\n\nRespondent denied that the alleged mass, cyst, or neoplasm or its residual effects were caused in fact by the Tdap vaccine, and denied that the Tdap vaccine caused any other injury or current condition. The case resolved by stipulation, and the public decision does not provide a fuller medical timeline.\n\nOn March 17, 2026, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and awarded $750.00 as a lump sum payable through counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement to Ms. Hernandez.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Daniel T. Horner","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Denise Rojas Hernandez","petitioner_attorney_name":"Howard Scott Gold","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Gold Law Firm","petitioner_attorney_location":"Wellesley, MA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:43:12","attorney_canonical_keys":"|howard-gold|","firm_canonical_key":"gold-law-firm","package_title":"HERNANDEZ v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01563","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01563.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01563.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01563-0","title":"HERNANDEZ v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 3/17/2026) regarding 37 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Special Master Daniel T. Horner. (ksb) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2026-04-17","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01563/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01563-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":2525967,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01563/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01563-0"}]}