Deborah Ellison v. HHS - Tdap, left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)

On June 12, 2023, Deborah Ellison filed a petition alleging that a Tdap vaccine administered on July 19, 2022 caused a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. The public stipulation identifies Ms.

Ellison as an adult petitioner but does not provide her exact age. Respondent denied that Ms.

Ellison sustained a Table SIRVA, denied that the Tdap vaccine caused her shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her ongoing condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. The public decision and attached stipulation do not provide a clinical timeline, onset description, treatment course, imaging, injections, therapy history, or residual limitations.

The parties nevertheless filed a joint stipulation on October 29, 2025 agreeing that compensation should be awarded. On October 30, 2025, Chief Special Master Brian H.

Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and awarded Ms. Ellison $95,000.00 as a lump sum through counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement.