Brenda Underwood v. HHS - Pneumococcal, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2026)

Brenda Underwood filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on April 2, 2025, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following a pneumococcal vaccination on February 23, 2023. She further alleged residual effects for more than six months.

Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused her injury, and denied that her condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on June 4, 2026, agreeing to an award of compensation.

Chief Special Master Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision, awarding a lump sum of $40,000.00 for all items of damages.