{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00065","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00065-1","petitioner_identifier":"Ryan Whittington","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"adult (exact age not stated in public source)","vaccine_type":"Tdap","vaccination_date":"2023-08-10","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":47536,"decision_date":"2025-10-28","extraction_version":"manual-supplement-redo-2026-05-normal34","extracted_at":"2026-05-04 19:20:22","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":0,"theory_of_causation":"Adult petitioner; Tdap vaccine August 10, 2023; Table SIRVA. COMPENSATED. Respondent conceded no prior shoulder symptoms, pain within 48 hours, pain/ROM limitation confined to vaccinated shoulder, no alternative condition, and residual effects beyond six months. Entitlement September 12, 2025; damages October 28, 2025. Award $47,536 ($45,000 pain/suffering + $2,536 expenses). Petition filed January 14, 2025.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2025-01-14","case_summary":"On January 14, 2025, Ryan Whittington filed a petition alleging that a Tdap vaccine administered on August 10, 2023 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. The public record identifies him as a competent adult but does not state his exact age.\n\nRespondent conceded entitlement after DICP review, agreeing that the record supported a Table SIRVA: no prior shoulder pain, inflammation, or dysfunction; pain within 48 hours of vaccination; pain and reduced range of motion limited to the vaccinated shoulder; no alternative condition; and residual effects for more than six months. Chief Special Master Corcoran granted entitlement on September 12, 2025.\n\nOn October 28, 2025, the Chief Special Master awarded $47,536.00 as a lump sum through counsel's IOLTA account: $45,000.00 for pain and suffering and $2,536.00 for past unreimbursable expenses.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Ryan Whittington","petitioner_attorney_name":"Wendy Cox","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Siri & Glimstad, LLP","petitioner_attorney_location":"Austin, TX","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:43:22","attorney_canonical_keys":"|wendy-cox|","firm_canonical_key":"siri-and-glimstad","package_title":"WHITTINGTON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00065","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00065.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00065.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00065-0","title":"WHITTINGTON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 09/12/2025) regarding 19 Ruling on Entitlement ( Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. )(mpj) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2025-10-21","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00065/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00065-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":255553,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'ruling on entitlement'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00065/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00065-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00065-1","title":"WHITTINGTON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 10/28/2025) regarding 24 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer, ( Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. )(mpj) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2025-12-03","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00065/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00065-1/pdf","pdf_bytes":416353,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00065/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00065-1"}]}