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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00729
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00729
Petitioner: Tenzin Lhamo
Filed: 2025-04-28
Decided: 2026-04-29
Vaccine: varicella
Vaccination date: 2023-09-28
Condition: right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 30000

AI-assisted case summary:
Tenzin Lhamo filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging a right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving a varicella vaccine on September 28, 2023. The petitioner stated the vaccination occurred in the United States and that the residual effects of the SIRVA persisted for more than six months post-vaccination. Respondent denied that the petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused any other injury. Nevertheless, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to an award of compensation. Chief Special Master Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and awarded Tenzin Lhamo a lump sum of $30,000.00 for all items of damages.

Theory of causation field:
Table

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00729-0
Date issued/filed: 2026-05-29
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 04/29/2026) regarding 21 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer, Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (ppa) Service on parties made.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 25-0729V
TENZIN LHAMO,
Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner,
v. Filed: April 29, 2026
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Laura Levenberg, Muller Brazil, LLP, Dresher, PA, for Petitioner.
Mark Kim Hellie, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1
On April 28, 2025, Tenzin Lhamo filed a petition for compensation under the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.2 (the
“Vaccine Act”). Petitioner alleges that he suffered a right shoulder injury related to vaccine
administration (“SIRVA”), a defined Table Injury, after receiving a varicella vaccine on
September 28, 2023. Petition at 1, ¶¶ 1, 12; Stipulation, filed Apr. 29, 2026, at ¶¶ 1-2, 4.
Petitioner further alleged that he received the vaccine within the United States, continues
to suffer the residual effects of the SIRVA more than six months post-vaccination, and
that neither he nor any other party has filed a civil action or received compensation for
the SIRVA, alleged as vaccine caused. Petition at ¶¶ 1, 8-10; Stipulation at ¶¶ 3-5.
1 Because this Decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action taken in this case, it must be made
publicly accessible and will be posted on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, and/or
at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/national/cofc, in accordance with the E-Government
Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2018) (Federal Management and Promotion of Electronic Government
Services). This means the Decision will be available to anyone with access to the internet. In
accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), Petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other
information, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, I
agree that the identified material fits within this definition, I will redact such material from public access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for ease
of citation, all section references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2018).

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“Respondent denies that [P]etitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury, and further denies
that the [varicella] vaccine caused or significantly aggravated any other injury, or
[P]etitioner’s current condition.” Stipulation at ¶ 6.
Nevertheless, on April 29, 2026, the parties filed the attached joint stipulation,
stating that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. I find the stipulation
reasonable and adopt it as my decision awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein.
Pursuant to the terms stated in the attached Stipulation, I award the following
compensation:
A lump sum of $30,000.00, to be paid through an ACH deposit to Petitioner’s
counsel’s IOLTA account for prompt disbursement to Petitioner. Stipulation
at ¶ 8. This amount represents compensation for all items of damages that would
be available under Section 15(a). Id.
I approve the requested amount for Petitioner’s compensation. In the absence of
a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the Clerk of Court is directed to
enter judgment in accordance with this decision.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Chief Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by the parties’ joint filing of notice
renouncing the right to seek review.
2

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OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
TENZIN LHAMO,
Petitioner,
Case No. 25-729V (ECF)
V. CHIEF SPECIAL MASTER
CORCORAN
SECRETARY OF HEAL TH
AND HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
STIPULATION
The parties hereby stipulate to the following matters:
1. Tenzin Lhamo, petitioner, filed a petition for vaccine compensation under the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-10 to -34 (the "Vaccine
Program"). The petition seeks compensation for injuries allegedly related to petitioner's receipt
of the influenza ("flu") vaccine, which is a vaccine contained in the Vaccine Injury Table (the
"Table"), 42 C.F.R. § 100.3(a).
2. Petitioner received the flu vaccine on September 28, 2023.
3. The vaccination was administered within the United States.
4. Petitioner alleges that she sustained a left shoulder injury related to vaccine
administration ("SIRVA") within the Table time period after receiving the flu vaccine, and
alleges that she experienced the residual effects of this injury for more than six months.
5. Petitioner represents that there has been no prior award or settlement of a civil
action for damages on her behalf as a result of her alleged injuries.

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