Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2018-04-17 20:04:19.855562+00
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
                                                          OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
                                                                   No. 17-626V
                                                              Filed: January 4, 2018
                                                                  UNPUBLISHED

                                                                         
    MARY HAVENER,                                                        
                                                                             Special Processing Unit (SPU);
                                           Petitioner,                       Ruling on Entitlement; Concession;
    v.                                                                       Table Injury; Tetanus Diphtheria
                                                                             acellular Pertussis (Tdap) Vaccine;
    SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND                                                  Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine
    HUMAN SERVICES,                                                          Administration (SIRVA)

                                         Respondent.

                                                                         
Braden Andrew Blumenstiel, Blumenstiel Falvo, LLC, Dublin, OH, for petitioner.
Douglas Ross, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
 
                                                               RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
Dorsey, Chief Special Master:
       On May 9, 2017, petitioner 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, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (“Tdap”)
vaccination. Petition at 1. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the
Office of Special Masters.
       On December 19, 2017, 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 concluded that petitioner’s claim meets the

                                                            
1
  Because this unpublished ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, the
undersigned intends to post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, in accordance with
the E-Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal Management and Promotion of
Electronic Government Services). 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, the undersigned agrees that the identified material fits
within this definition, the undersigned 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 “§” references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2012).
Table criteria for a SIRVA Id. at 6. Respondent further agrees that petitioner satisfied
the statutory requirements of the Vaccine Act. Id.
     In view of respondent’s position and the evidence of record, the
undersigned finds that petitioner is entitled to compensation.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

                                  s/Nora Beth Dorsey
                                  Nora Beth Dorsey
                                  Chief Special Master