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

Fadia Louala filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that she suffered a Table injury, specifically shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA), as a result of her Tdap vaccination on October 17, 2022. She stated that she received the vaccination in the United States, suffered residual effects for more than six months, and had no prior award or settlement for her injury.

Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that a vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury. Despite the denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on June 4, 2025, agreeing that compensation should be awarded.

The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as its decision. Pursuant to the stipulation, Fadia Louala was awarded a lump sum of $75,000.00 for all items of damages, plus $6,423.53 to reimburse a Medicaid lien for services rendered by the State of Arizona.

The total award was $81,423.53.