{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00824","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00824-0","petitioner_identifier":"Nethaniel Amanfo","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no exact age in source - adult self-filed petition or competent adult)","vaccine_type":"tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap)","vaccination_date":"2024-04-14","condition_raw":"left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"entitlement_granted_pending_damages","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2026-01-28","extraction_version":"manual-supplement-redo-2026-05-normal10","extracted_at":"2026-05-04 03:37:13","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":1,"theory_of_causation":"Tdap vaccine April 14, 2024 causing left SIRVA; adult, exact age not stated; onset within 48 hours. ENTITLEMENT CONCEDED; damages pending. Rule 4(c): no prior left shoulder dysfunction, pain/ROM limited to vaccinated shoulder, no alternative condition. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition May 14, 2025; decision January 28, 2026.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2025-05-14","case_summary":"On May 14, 2025, Nethaniel Amanfo filed a petition alleging a SIRVA after receiving a Tdap vaccine on April 14, 2024.\n\nRespondent conceded entitlement, stating that Mr. Amanfo had no prior left shoulder pain, inflammation, or dysfunction; that pain began within 48 hours; that pain and reduced range of motion were limited to the vaccinated shoulder; and that no other condition explained the shoulder pain.\n\nOn January 28, 2026, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found Mr. Amanfo entitled to compensation. Damages had not yet been resolved in the public ruling.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Nethaniel Amanfo","petitioner_attorney_name":"Jeffrey S. Pop","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Jeffrey S. Pop & Associates","petitioner_attorney_location":"Beverly Hills, CA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:43:15","attorney_canonical_keys":"|jeffrey-pop|","firm_canonical_key":"jeffrey-s-pop-and-associates","package_title":"AMANFO v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00824","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00824.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00824.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00824-0","title":"AMANFO v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 01/28/2026) regarding 19 Ruling on Entitlement. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (cr) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2026-02-27","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00824/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00824-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":227759,"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-00824/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00824-0"}]}