Cynthia Lee v. HHS - Pneumococcal, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)

Cynthia Lee filed a petition for vaccine compensation on July 7, 2025, alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving a pneumococcal conjugate (PCV13 or Prevnar) vaccine on August 2, 2021. She further alleged that she experienced residual effects of this condition for more than six months.

Respondent denied that Ms. Lee sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition is a sequela of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on July 7, 2025, agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as its decision.

Ms. Lee was awarded a lump sum of $92,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.

The award was to be paid through an ACH deposit to Petitioner's counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement to Petitioner. The case proceeded as a Table claim, and the parties stipulated to the damages.