Sharon Nelson v. HHS - Hepatitis B, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2026)

On September 19, 2024, Sharon Nelson filed a petition alleging that a hepatitis B vaccine administered on September 29, 2023 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Respondent denied that Ms.

Nelson sustained a Table SIRVA, denied that the vaccine caused the alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was vaccine-related. The public stipulation does not provide onset, treatment, imaging, therapy, injection, or functional facts.

On January 9, 2026, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the parties' stipulation.

The award totaled $37,500.00: $36,500.00 through counsel's IOLTA account for Ms. Nelson and $1,000.00 for a Wisconsin Medicaid lien.