Patricia Cravotta v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2024)

Patricia Cravotta filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of a tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine she received on September 7, 2022. She claimed her injury persisted for more than six months.

The respondent denied that Ms. Cravotta sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. The court adopted the stipulation as its decision, awarding Ms.

Cravotta a lump sum of $83,500.00. This amount represents compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act.

The case proceeded as a Table claim, and the parties stipulated to the damages. The decision was issued on December 2, 2024, following the petition filed on November 30, 2023.