Christine Matthews v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On November 22, 2024, Christine Matthews filed a petition alleging that a Tdap vaccine administered on September 25, 2023 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Respondent conceded entitlement, and Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran found Ms. Matthews entitled to compensation for a Table SIRVA on July 28, 2025.
The public entitlement and damages documents do not describe the first symptom, treatment visits, imaging, injections, therapy, or residual limitations. On September 3, 2025, Chief Special Master Corcoran adopted respondent's damages proffer and awarded $60,000.00 for pain and suffering and $719.24 in unreimbursed expenses, for a total lump sum of $60,719.24.
A later attorney-fee decision was separate from the injury-compensation award.
Theory of causation
Tdap vaccine September 25, 2023 causing Table SIRVA; adult, exact age not stated; onset within Table period. ENTITLEMENT CONCEDED; COMPENSATED. Public documents lack detailed clinical chronology. Award $60,000 pain/suffering + $719.24 expenses = $60,719.24; later fee award separate. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition November 22, 2024; entitlement July 28, 2025; damages September 3, 2025.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-01947