{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00597","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00597-1","petitioner_identifier":"Margarita Zabala","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"tetanus-diphtheria","vaccination_date":"2022-01-23","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":64303,"decision_date":"2024-07-16","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T01:49:07.699344+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Margarita Zabala alleged a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following a tetanus-diphtheria vaccine administered on January 23, 2022. The respondent conceded that the injury was consistent with a SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table and that petitioner met all legal prerequisites for compensation. The public text does not describe the specific mechanism of injury, onset, symptoms, diagnostic tests, or treatments. Petitioner was represented by Jeffrey S. Pop, and respondent was represented by Camille Jordan Webster. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a ruling on entitlement on March 12, 2024, finding petitioner entitled to compensation. A subsequent decision on June 14, 2024, awarded petitioner a total of $64,302.97, comprised of $62,500.00 for pain and suffering and $1,802.97 for past unreimbursed expenses, as stipulated by the parties.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2023-04-27","case_summary":"Margarita Zabala filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on April 27, 2023, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving a tetanus-diphtheria vaccine on January 23, 2022. The petition stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States, that the residual effects of her injury lasted more than six months, and that she had received no prior award or compensation. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters. On March 4, 2024, the respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding that Ms. Zabala was entitled to compensation. The respondent concluded that her injury was consistent with a SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table and that she met all legal prerequisites for compensation. On March 12, 2024, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a ruling on entitlement, finding Ms. Zabala entitled to compensation. Subsequently, on June 11, 2024, the respondent filed a proffer on the award of compensation, indicating that Ms. Zabala should be awarded $64,302.97. This amount included $62,500.00 for pain and suffering and $1,802.97 for past unreimbursed expenses. The proffer stated that Ms. Zabala agreed with the proffered award. On June 14, 2024, Chief Special Master Corcoran issued a decision awarding Ms. Zabala a lump sum payment of $64,302.97, payable by check to Ms. Zabala. This award represented compensation for all damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act. Petitioner was represented by Jeffrey S. Pop of Jeffrey S. Pop & Associates, and respondent was represented by Camille Jordan Webster of the U.S. Department of Justice. The public decision was issued on July 16, 2024.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Margarita Zabala","petitioner_attorney_name":"Jeffrey S. Pop","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Jeffrey S. Pop & Associates","petitioner_attorney_location":"Beverly Hills, CA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:43:56","attorney_canonical_keys":"|jeffrey-pop|","firm_canonical_key":"jeffrey-s-pop-and-associates","package_title":"ZABALA v. 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