VICP Registry Case Source Bundle Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01263 Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01263 Petitioner: Stephanie D. Tillery Filed: 2025-07-31 Decided: 2026-03-13 Vaccine: Td Vaccination date: 2024-04-29 Condition: left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) Outcome: entitlement_granted_pending_damages Award amount USD: AI-assisted case summary: Stephanie D. Tillery filed a petition on July 31, 2025, alleging that she suffered a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration after receiving a tetanus-diphtheria (Td) vaccine on April 29, 2024. She alleged a Table SIRVA with residual effects lasting for more than six months. Respondent filed a Rule 4(c) report on March 12, 2026, conceding entitlement. The report stated that Division of Injury Compensation Programs review supported left SIRVA: no prior left-shoulder pain, inflammation, or dysfunction; shoulder pain beginning within 48 hours after the intramuscular Td vaccination; pain and reduced range of motion limited to the vaccinated shoulder; no alternative cause; and residual effects for more than six months. The public entitlement decision does not provide an extended treatment chronology beyond those Table findings. Chief Special Master Corcoran granted entitlement on March 13, 2026. Damages had not yet been awarded in the public record reviewed for this update. Ms. Tillery was represented by Ramon Rodriguez III of Siri & Glimstad LLP in New York, New York. Theory of causation field: Td vaccine on April 29, 2024 causing left Table SIRVA. ENTITLEMENT CONCEDED; DAMAGES PENDING. March 12, 2026 Rule 4(c) report found no prior left shoulder condition, onset within 48 hours, pain and reduced ROM limited to vaccinated shoulder, no alternative cause, and residual effects more than six months. Petition filed July 31, 2025; entitlement decision by Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran on March 13, 2026. No damages award in reviewed entitlement decision. Attorney: Ramon Rodriguez III, Siri & Glimstad LLP, New York NY. Public staged source text: ================================================================================ DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01263-0 Date issued/filed: 2026-04-13 Pages: 2 Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 03/13/2026) regarding 20 Ruling on Entitlement, Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (ppa) Service on parties made. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Case 1:25-vv-01263-UNJ Document 27 Filed 04/13/26 Page 1 of 2 In the United States Court of Federal Claims OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS No. 25-1263V STEPHANIE D. TILLERY, Chief Special Master Corcoran Petitioner, Filed: March 13, 2026 v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent. Ramon Rodriguez, III, Siri & Glimstad, LLP, New York, NY, for Petitioner. Naseem Kourosh, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent. RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1 On July 31, 2025, Stephanie Tillery 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 shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (“SIRVA”) following receipt of an tetanus diphtheria (“Td”) vaccine on April 29, 2024. Petition at ¶¶ 2, 16. Petitioner further alleges 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. Id. at ¶¶ 16-17. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters. 1 Because this Ruling 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 Ruling 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). Case 1:25-vv-01263-UNJ Document 27 Filed 04/13/26 Page 2 of 2 On March 12, 2026, Respondent filed his Rule 4(c) report in which he concedes that Petitioner is entitled to compensation in this case. Respondent’s Rule 4(c) Report at 1. Specifically, Respondent states that, [the Division of Injury Compensation Programs] has concluded that [P]etitioner’s alleged injury is consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table. Specifically, [P]etitioner had no history of pain, inflammation, or dysfunction of her left shoulder prior to vaccination; shoulder pain occurred within forty-eight hours after receipt of an intramuscular Td vaccination; shoulder pain and reduced ROM were limited to the side in which the vaccine was administered; and no other condition or abnormality has been identified to explain [P]etitioner’s shoulder pain. 42 C.F.R. § 100.3(a)(I)(C), (c)(10). Additionally, based on the medical records outlined above, [P]etitioner suffered the residual effects of her condition for more than six months. Therefore, based on the record as it now stands, [P]etitioner has satisfied all legal prerequisites for compensation under the Act. See 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-11(c)(1)(D)(i), -13(a)(1)(B). Id. at 8. In view of Respondent’s position and the evidence of record, I find that Petitioner is entitled to compensation. IT IS SO ORDERED. s/Brian H. Corcoran Brian H. Corcoran Chief Special Master 2 ================================================================================ DOCUMENT 2: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01263-cl-extra-11309902 Date issued/filed: 2026-04-13 Pages: 1 Docket text: Supplementary opinion from CourtListener cluster 10842547 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the United States Court of Federal Claims OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS No. 25-1263V STEPHANIE D. TILLERY, Chief Special Master Corcoran Petitioner, Filed: March 13, 2026 v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent. Ramon Rodriguez, III, Siri & Glimstad, LLP, New York, NY, for Petitioner. Naseem Kourosh, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent. RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1 On July 31, 2025, Stephanie Tillery 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 shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (“SIRVA”) following receipt of an tetanus diphtheria (“Td”) vaccine on April 29, 2024. Petition at ¶¶ 2, 16. Petitioner further alleges 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. Id. at ¶¶ 16-17. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters. 1 Because this Ruling 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 Ruling 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). On March 12, 2026, Respondent filed his Rule 4(c) report in which he concedes that Petitioner is entitled to compensation in this case. Respondent’s Rule 4(c) Report at 1. Specifically, Respondent states that, [the Division of Injury Compensation Programs] has concluded that [P]etitioner’s alleged injury is consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table. Specifically, [P]etitioner had no history of pain, inflammation, or dysfunction of her left shoulder prior to vaccination; shoulder pain occurred within forty-eight hours after receipt of an intramuscular Td vaccination; shoulder pain and reduced ROM were limited to the side in which the vaccine was administered; and no other condition or abnormality has been identified to explain [P]etitioner’s shoulder pain. 42 C.F.R. § 100.3(a)(I)(C), (c)(10). Additionally, based on the medical records outlined above, [P]etitioner suffered the residual effects of her condition for more than six months. Therefore, based on the record as it now stands, [P]etitioner has satisfied all legal prerequisites for compensation under the Act. See 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-11(c)(1)(D)(i), -13(a)(1)(B). Id. at 8. In view of Respondent’s position and the evidence of record, I find that Petitioner is entitled to compensation. IT IS SO ORDERED. s/Brian H. Corcoran Brian H. Corcoran Chief Special Master 2