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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00381
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00381
Petitioner: Ryan Guzek
Filed: 2024-12-03
Decided: 2025-01-23
Vaccine: Tdap
Vaccination date: 2023-09-01
Condition: shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 53900

AI-assisted case summary:
Ryan Guzek filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on December 3, 2024, alleging he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving a Tdap vaccine on September 1, 2023. He claimed his symptoms persisted for longer than six months. The respondent filed a Rule 4(c) Report Conceding Entitlement to Compensation and Proffer of Damages, agreeing that the injury was consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Table and that Mr. Guzek met all legal prerequisites for compensation. Based on the respondent's concession and the record, entitlement to compensation was granted on December 3, 2024. Subsequently, on January 23, 2025, a decision was issued awarding Mr. Guzek a total of $53,900.00. This award comprised $52,500.00 for pain and suffering and $1,400.00 for past unreimbursable expenses, representing compensation for all damages available under Section 15(a) of the Act.

Theory of causation field:
Table

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00381-0
Date issued/filed: 2025-01-22
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 12/03/2024) regarding 23 Ruling on Entitlement ( Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. )(mpj) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:24-vv-00381-UNJ Document 33 Filed 01/22/25 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 24-0381V
RYAN GUZEK, Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner, Filed: December 3, 2024
v.
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Andrew Donald Downing, Downing, Allison & Jorgenson, Phoenix, AZ , for Petitioner.
Nathaniel Trager, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
On March 11, 2024, Ryan Guzek filed a petition for compensation under the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.2 (the
“Vaccine Act”). Petitioner alleges that he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine
administration (“SIRVA”), a defined Table injury, after receiving a Tdap vaccine on
September 1, 2023. Petition at 1, ¶¶ 2, 20. Petitioner further alleges that his symptoms
have persisted for longer than six months. Id. at ¶ 22. The case was assigned to the
Special Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters.
On December 2, 2024, Respondent filed his Rule 4(c) Report Conceding
Entitlement to Compensation and Proffer of Damages (“Rule 4/Proffer”) in which he
concedes that Petitioner is entitled to compensation in this case. Rule 4/Proffer at 1.
1 Because this Ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action taken in this case, it must be made
publicly accessible and will be posted on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, and/or
at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/national/cofc, in accordance with the E-Government
Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2018) (Federal Management and Promotion of Electronic Government
Services). This means the Ruling will be available to anyone with access to the internet. In accordance
with Vaccine Rule 18(b), Petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other information,
the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, I agree that
the identified material fits within this definition, I will redact such material from public access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for ease
of citation, all section references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2018).

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Respondent states that ‘Petitioner’s alleged injury is consistent with SIRVA as defined by
the Table. Specifically, Petitioner had no history of pain, inflammation, or dysfunction of
his right shoulder prior to vaccination; pain occurred within forty-eight hours after receipt
of an intramuscular vaccination; pain and limited range of motion was limited to the
shoulder in which the vaccine was administered; and no other condition or abnormality
has been identified to explain Petitioner’s shoulder pain.” Id. at 4. Respondent further
agrees that “based on the record as it now stands, Petitioner has satisfied all legal
prerequisites for compensation under the Act.” Id.
In view of Respondent’s position and the evidence of record, I find that
Petitioner is entitled to compensation.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Chief Special Master
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DOCUMENT 2: USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00381-1
Date issued/filed: 2025-01-23
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 12/03/2024) regarding 24 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. )(mpj) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:24-vv-00381-UNJ Document 34 Filed 01/23/25 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 24-0381V
RYAN GUZEK, Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner, Filed: December 3, 2024
v.
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Andrew Donald Downing, Downing, Allison & Jorgenson, Phoenix, AZ , for Petitioner.
Nathaniel Trager, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
DECISION AWARDING DAMAGES1
On March 11, 2024, Ryan Guzek filed a petition for compensation under the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.2 (the
“Vaccine Act”). Petitioner alleges that he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine
administration (“SIRVA”), a defined Table injury, after receiving a Tdap vaccine on
September 1, 2023. Petition at 1, ¶¶ 2, 20. The case was assigned to the Special
Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters.
On December 3, 2024, I issued a ruling on entitlement, finding Petitioner entitled
to compensation for her SIRVA. In this case, Respondent filed a combined Rule 4(c)
Report Conceding Entitlement to Compensation and Proffer of Damages (“Rule
4/Proffer”) indicating Petitioner should be awarded $53,900.00, comprised of $52,500.00
for pain and suffering and $1,400.00 for past unreimbursable expenses. Rule 4/Proffer at
4-5. Respondent represented that Petitioner agrees with the proffered award. Id. Based
1 Because this Decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action taken in this case, it must be made
publicly accessible and will be posted on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, and/or
at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/national/cofc, in accordance with the E-Government
Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2018) (Federal Management and Promotion of Electronic Government
Services). This means the Decision will be available to anyone with access to the internet. In
accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), Petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other
information, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, I
agree that the identified material fits within this definition, I will redact such material from public access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for ease
of citation, all section references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2018).

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on the record as a whole, I find that Petitioner is entitled to an award as stated in the Rule
4/Proffer.
Pursuant to the terms stated in combined Rule 4/Proffer,3 I award Petitioner a
lump sum payment of $53,900.00, comprised of $52,500.00 for pain and suffering
and $1,400.00 for past unreimbursable expenses, in the form of a check payable to
Petitioner. This amount represents compensation for all damages that would be available
under Section 15(a).
The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in accordance with this decision.4
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Chief Special Master
3 Because the Rule 4/Proffer contains detailed medical information, it will not be filed as an attachment to
this Decision.
4 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by the parties’ joint filing of notice
renouncing the right to seek review.
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