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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01452
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01452
Petitioner: CHARLES TERRIO, III
Filed: 2026-05-12
Decided: 2026-05-12
Vaccine: Tdap
Vaccination date: 2024-07-01
Condition: shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)
Outcome: entitlement_granted_pending_damages
Award amount USD: 

AI-assisted case summary:
Charles Terrio, III filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on May 12, 2026, alleging he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) from a Tdap vaccine received on July 1, 2024. He stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States, his injuries have lasted more than six months, and no prior action or compensation has been sought for these injuries. Respondent conceded that Petitioner is entitled to compensation, agreeing that his injury was consistent with SIRVA. Respondent noted that Petitioner had no prior history of shoulder pain, the pain occurred within 48 hours of vaccination, and the pain was limited to the side of administration. Respondent also agreed that Petitioner suffered residual effects for more than six months and met all legal prerequisites for compensation. Based on Respondent's concession and the evidence, the Chief Special Master found Petitioner entitled to compensation.

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Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01452-0
Date issued/filed: 2026-06-15
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 05/12/2026) regarding 27 Ruling on Entitlement. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (cr) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:25-vv-01452-UNJ Document 31 Filed 06/15/26 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 25-1452V
CHARLES TERRIO, III, Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner, Filed: May 12, 2026
v.
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Catherine Wallace Costigan, Maglio Christopher & Toale, PA, Washington, DC, for
Petitioner.
Alec Saxe, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
On August 29, 2025, Charles Terrio, III 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 shoulder injury related to vaccine
administration (“SIRVA”) resulting from a tetanus diphtheria acellular pertussis (“Tdap”)
vaccine received on July 1, 2024. Petition at 1-9. Petitioner further alleges that the
vaccine was administered in the United States, his vaccine-related injuries have lasted
more than six months, and neither Petitioner, nor any other party, has ever brought an
action, or received compensation in the form of an award or settlement, for Petitioner’s
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-01452-UNJ Document 31 Filed 06/15/26 Page 2 of 2
vaccine-related injuries. Petition at ¶¶ 1, 30, 32, 33. The case was assigned to the Special
Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters.
On May 11, 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 agrees that Petitioner’s alleged injury is consistent with SIRVA
as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table in that “petitioner had no recent history of pain,
inflammation, or dysfunction of his left shoulder prior to vaccination; shoulder pain
occurred within forty-eight hours after receipt of an intramuscular Tdap 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
petitioner’s shoulder pain.” Id. at 5. Respondent further agrees that the records indicate
that Petitioner suffered residual effects of his condition for more than six months, and has
satisfied all legal prerequisites for compensation under the Vaccine Act. Id. at 5-6.
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
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