Justin Rogers v. HHS - HPV, optic neuritis and multiple sclerosis (2025)

On October 14, 2016, Justin Rogers filed a petition alleging that a human papillomavirus vaccination administered on October 24, 2013 caused optic neuritis and multiple sclerosis. He later amended the petition to allege that the optic neuritis and multiple sclerosis resulted from the HPV vaccine and/or a meningococcal vaccine administered on the same date.

Respondent denied that the HPV and meningococcal vaccines caused Mr. Rogers to suffer optic neuritis, multiple sclerosis, or any other injury or current condition, and denied that the vaccines significantly aggravated those conditions.

The public stipulation decision does not describe the onset of visual or neurologic symptoms, medical workup, treatment, experts, or litigation history underlying the settlement. On November 18, 2025, the parties filed a joint stipulation.

Special Master Daniel T. Horner adopted it on November 19, 2025.

The award included a $209,835.08 lump sum for first-year life-care expenses and pain and suffering, paid through counsel's IOLTA account, plus an additional amount sufficient to purchase the annuity contract described in the stipulation. Mr.

Rogers was represented by Jeffrey S. Pop of Jeffrey S.

Pop & Associates.