Leonard Sherman v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)

Leonard Sherman filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on January 3, 2023, alleging he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving a Tdap vaccination on January 4, 2021. He claimed the injury occurred within the Table's timeframe and resulted in residual effects for more than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Mr. Sherman sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused his condition.

Despite these differing positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation on May 12, 2025, agreeing to settle the case. The court adopted the stipulation as its decision, awarding Mr.

Sherman a lump sum of $20,000.00 as compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act. This amount is intended to cover all items of damages, and the parties also agreed to proceedings for attorney's fees and costs.

The stipulation represents a full and complete negotiated settlement of liability and damages, releasing the United States from further claims related to the Tdap vaccine administered on January 4, 2021.