Table 1.
Status of US Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) claims compensated each fiscal year associated with shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) [46] (Division of Injury Compensation Programs, personal communication, March 2020).
| Fiscal Year | Number of cases compensated for petitioner under age 18 years old | Number of cases compensated for petitioner age 18 years or over | Total cases compensated | SIRVA claims compensated/Total claims compensated (%) | Total petitioner compensation paid associated with SIRVA ($) | Percent of total VICP petitioner compensation paid associated with SIRVA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7/251 (3%) | 1,738,785 | 0.8% |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3/249 (2%) | 315,674 | 0.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 10/375 (3%) | 1,867,457 | 0.7% |
| 2014 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 39/365 (11%) | 5,325,246 | 2.6% |
| 2015 | 3 | 122 | 125 | 122/508 (25%) | 17,497,672 | 8.6% |
| 2016 | 0 | 260 | 260 | 260/689 (38%) | 29,869,178 | 13.2% |
| 2017 | 2 | 286 | 288 | 286/706 (41%) | 32,231,058 | 12.8% |
| 2018 | 0 | 284 | 284 | 284/522 (54%) | 26,699,487 | 13.4% |
| 2019 | 2 | 407 | 409 | 407/653 (63%) | 35,745,300 | 18.2% |
| 2020* | 0 | 173 | 173 | NA | 16,810,818 |
* Adjudicated claims as to 3/12/2020 for Fiscal Year 2020 (i.e., October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020). As of 3/12/2020, DICP also reported a backlog of 1,385 pending SIRVA claims (i.e., all accumulated SIRVA claims not yet adjudicated, including some claims for cases that will be dismissed when adjudicated).