Isaiah Jacobs v. HHS - Tdap, optic neuritis and/or myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody disease (MOGAD) (2024)

On February 19, 2021, Isaiah Jacobs filed a petition seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Petitioner alleged that he suffered from optic neuritis and/or myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody disease (MOGAD) caused by either the Tdap or influenza vaccines received on September 18, 2019.

Petitioner further alleged that these conditions resulted in residual effects lasting more than six months. The respondent denied that the vaccines caused Petitioner's conditions or that his current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite maintaining their positions, both parties agreed to settle the case through a stipulation filed on December 5, 2023. Chief Special Master Brian H.

Corcoran reviewed the stipulation and found it to be reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the court. The stipulation awarded Isaiah Jacobs a lump sum of $90,000.00, payable by check, as compensation for all damages.

The court approved this award and directed that judgment be entered. Maximillian J.

Muller of Muller Brazil, LLP represented the Petitioner, and Joseph A. Lewis of the U.S.

Department of Justice represented the Respondent. The public decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific clinical details, diagnostic tests, treatments, or the mechanism of causation.