VICP Registry Case Source Bundle
Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01542
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01542
Petitioner: Jodi Klare
Filed: 2025-09-17
Decided: 2026-07-08
Vaccine: tetanus
Vaccination date: 2024-09-06
Condition: shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)
Outcome: entitlement_granted_pending_damages
Award amount USD: 

AI-assisted case summary:
Jodi Klare filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on September 17, 2025, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following a tetanus vaccination on September 6, 2024. She further alleged her injury lasted longer than six months. The respondent filed a Rule 4(c) report on July 1, 2026, conceding that the petitioner is entitled to compensation for a Table SIRVA. The respondent noted that the petitioner had no prior history of shoulder pain, the pain occurred within forty-eight hours after vaccination, the pain was limited to the side of administration, and no other condition explained the symptoms. Based on the respondent's concession and the record, the Chief Special Master found that the petitioner is entitled to compensation. The decision was filed on July 8, 2026.

Theory of causation field:
Table

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01542-0
Date issued/filed: 2026-08-11
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 07/08/2026) regarding 20 Ruling on Entitlement ( Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. )(mpj) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:25-vv-01542-UNJ Document 23 Filed 08/11/26 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 25-1542V
JODI KLARE,
Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner,
v. Filed: July 8, 2026
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Leah VaSahnja Durant, Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC, Washington, DC, for
Petitioner.
Kristen Bonjour, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
On September 17, 2025, Jodi Klare 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 a tetanus vaccination she received on September 6,
2024. Petition at 1. Petitioner further alleges that her injury “lasted longer than six
months.” Petition at ¶ 6. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the
Office of Special Masters.
On July 1, 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.
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-01542-UNJ Document 23 Filed 08/11/26 Page 2 of 2
Respondent “recommends that Petitioner be found entitled to compensation for a Table
SIRVA.” Id. at 4. Specifically, Petitioner had no history of pain, inflammation, or
dysfunction of her left shoulder prior to vaccination that would explain Petitioner’s post-
vaccination symptoms; 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. Respondent further agrees that “based
on the current record, Petitioner has satisfied all requirements for compensation under
the Act.” Id.
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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