Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2018-06-13 12:01:21.968371+00
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
                                   OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
                                            No. 17-801V
                                        Filed: March 7, 2018
                                           UNPUBLISHED

    JODIE L. PASCHALL-MAJERUS,
                                                             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.

Douglas Lee Burdette, Burdette Law, PLLC, North Bend, WA, for petitioner.
Sarah Christina Duncan, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.

                                     RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
Dorsey, Chief Special Master:
       On June 14, 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”) as defined on the Vaccine Injury Table after receiving the
tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis vaccine on May 31, 2016. Petition at 1, ¶ 3.
Petitioner further alleges that she suffered the residual effects of her injury for more than
six months and has never received compensation for her injury, alleged as vaccine
caused. Id. at ¶¶ 7,3 10. The case was assigned to the Special Unit of the Office of
Special Masters.

1 Because this unpublished ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, the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.

2National 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).

3   There are two paragraphs labeled as paragraph 7. This citation is referencing the first such paragraph.
       On March 5, 2018, 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 “has concluded that petitioner’s alleged injury is
consistent with SIRVA as defined on the Vaccine Injury Table.” Id. at 5. Respondent
further agrees that “petitioner has satisfied all legal prerequisites for compensation
under the 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