Eva Santiago v. HHS - Hepatitis B, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)

Eva Santiago filed a petition for vaccine compensation on July 18, 2025, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of her Hepatitis B vaccination on January 24, 2023. She claimed this was a Table injury and that she experienced residual effects for more than six months.

Respondent denied that Santiago sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused her condition. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case and award compensation.

The Chief Special Master adopted the stipulation, awarding Santiago a lump sum of $27,500.00 for all damages available under the Vaccine Act. This amount is to be paid through her counsel's IOLTA account.

The parties also agreed to submit to further proceedings for reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. The stipulation represents a full and complete negotiated settlement of liability and damages, and Santiago irrevocably releases the United States and the Secretary of Health and Human Services from further claims related to this vaccination.