{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00212","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00212-0","petitioner_identifier":"Bret Wood","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no exact age in source - adult self-filed petition or competent adult)","vaccine_type":"tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap)","vaccination_date":"2020-03-20","condition_raw":"myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody disease (MOGAD) and transverse myelitis","condition_category":"transverse_myelitis","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":70000,"decision_date":"2026-01-12","extraction_version":"manual-supplement-redo-2026-05-normal15","extracted_at":"2026-05-04 04:25:05","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Tdap/tetanus-toxoid-containing vaccine March 20, 2020 allegedly causing MOGAD and transverse myelitis; adult, exact age not stated. COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied causation/significant aggravation; public stipulation lacks neurologic chronology, testing, treatment, and expert details. Award $70,000 lump sum. SM Nora Beth Dorsey; attorney Kristina D. Miller; petition February 25, 2022; decision January 12, 2026.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2022-02-25","case_summary":"On February 25, 2022, Bret Wood filed a petition alleging that a Tdap vaccination administered on March 20, 2020 caused myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody disease and transverse myelitis.\n\nRespondent denied that the Tdap vaccine, a tetanus-toxoid-containing vaccine, or any other covered vaccine caused or significantly aggravated Mr. Wood's MOGAD, transverse myelitis, or any other injury. The public stipulation does not describe the first neurologic symptom, diagnostic testing, hospitalization, steroid or plasma treatment, rehabilitation, or residual limitations.\n\nThe parties resolved the case by stipulation. On January 12, 2026, Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey adopted the stipulation and awarded Mr. Wood $70,000.00 as a lump sum for all damages available under the Vaccine Act.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Sylvia Chin-Caplan","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Law Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC","petitioner_attorney_location":"Boston, MA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|sylvia-chin-caplan|","firm_canonical_key":"law-office-of-sylvia-chin-caplan","package_title":"WOOD v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00212","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00212.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00212.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00212-0","title":"WOOD v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 1/12/2026) regarding 111 DECISION Stipulation. Signed by Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. (mjf) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2026-02-06","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00212/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00212-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":6315063,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00212/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00212-0"}]}