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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01060
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01060
Petitioner: Naomi Tirado
Filed: 2026-04-10
Decided: 2026-04-10
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2023-09-14
Condition: shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 105837

AI-assisted case summary:
Naomi Tirado filed a petition for compensation on April 10, 2026, alleging that she suffered a Table injury, specifically shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA), as a result of her influenza vaccine received on September 14, 2023. She stated that she received the vaccine in the United States, experienced residual effects for more than six months, and had no prior award or settlement for her injury. Respondent denied that Ms. Tirado sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused her injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on April 9, 2026, agreeing to an award of compensation. Chief Special Master Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision, awarding Ms. Tirado a lump sum of $105,837.00 for all items of damages. The award is to be paid through an ACH deposit to Petitioner’s counsel’s IOLTA account for prompt disbursement.

Theory of causation field:
Table

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01060-0
Date issued/filed: 2026-05-18
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 04/10/2026) regarding 31 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer,, Order Striking Document, 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. 25-1060V
NAOMI TIRADO, Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner, Filed: April 10, 2026
v.
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Christopher E. Hultquist, Law Office of Christopher E. Hultquist, Esq., Providence, RI,
for Petitioner.
Jay Travis Williamson, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1
On June 25, 2025, Naomi Tirado 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 she suffered a Table injury - shoulder injury related
to vaccine administration (“SIRVA”) as a result of the administration of her September 14,
2023 influenza vaccine. Petition at 1; Stipulation, filed April 9, 2026, at ¶¶ 1-2, 4. Petitioner
further alleges that she received the vaccine in the United States, that she suffered the
residual effects of her injury for more than six months, and that there has been no prior
award or settlement of a civil action on her behalf as a result of her injury. Stipulation at
¶¶ 3-5; see Petition at ¶¶ 2, 9-10. “Respondent denies that [P]etitioner sustained a SIRVA
Table injury; denies that the vaccine caused [P]etitioner's alleged shoulder injury, or any
other injury; and denies that her current condition is a sequela of a vaccine-related injury.”
Stipulation at ¶ 6.
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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Nevertheless, on April 9, 2026, the parties filed the attached joint stipulation,3
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 $105,837.00, 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.4
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Chief Special Master
3 On April 8, 2026, the incorrect Stipulation was inadvertently filed at ECF No. 29. Accordingly, the
Stipulation filed at ECF No. 29 is hereby stricken from the docket.
4 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.
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