OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
The issue in this case is whether claimant, a child born out of wedlock, is entitled to survivor's benefits under the Social Security Act as the child of a deceased wage earner. The district court determined that claimant was not entitled to inherit under Pennsylvania intestate laws and thus was not eligible under the terms of the Social Security Act. As a second basis for denying benefits, the court found that claimant...
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