Another Posthumous Child Case

From Beeler v. Astrue, ____ F.3d ____ (8th Cir. August 29, 2011):

This case requires us to determine whether a child conceived through artificial insemination more than a year after her father’s death qualifies for benefits under the Act. ...We conclude that the Commissioner’s interpretation is, at a minimum, reasonable and entitled to deference, and that the relevant state law does not entitle the applicant in this case to benefits.

By the way, it appears that there has been a petition for rehearing en banc in the similar recent case of Schafer v. Astrue, 641 F.3d 49 (4th Cir. 2011).