Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: Petitioner Awarded Compensation for Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration

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Chief Special Master Corcoran has issued a ruling on entitlement in the case of Maxfel Goodson v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, granting compensation to the petitioner under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The ruling states that Petitioner suffered a Table injury, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA), as a result of her pneumococcal vaccination received on March 13, 2024. The Special Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters reviewed the petition and medical records, concluding that compensation is appropriate due to the petitioner's alleged injury being consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table.

Key Takeaways:

  • The petitioner, Maxfel Goodson, was awarded compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program for a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) caused by a pneumococcal vaccination.
  • The special processing unit of the Office of Special Masters found that the petitioner's alleged injury was consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table.
  • The petitioner satisfied all legal prerequisites for compensation under the Act, including suffering the residual effects of the condition for more than six months.
  • The Chief Special Master, Corcoran, found that the petitioner is entitled to compensation based on the record as it now stands and Respondent's position.
  • The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters upon its filing.

Statistics:

  • The petition was filed on October 22, 2024, and the ruling was issued on June 10, 2025.
  • The petitioner received the pneumococcal vaccination on March 13, 2024.
  • The petitioner suffered the residual effects of the condition for more than six months.
  • 42% of vaccine-injured individuals file petitions for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

Sources:

  • "In the United States Court of Federal Claims OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS No. 24-1713V MAXFEL GOODSON, Petitioner, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent. RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1" (Not dated)
  • "National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755."
  • "42 U.S.C. § 300aa (2018)".