The short answer is probably not and plans need to be made to address what is likely going to be a massive influx of disability applications in the near future. This influx can be problematic because as the linked article below points out the high rate of denials at the application stage already result in applicants having to fight for years to get benefits they are entitled to, and during this time, tens of thousands of applicants die or file for bankruptcy. A massive influx of new applicants due to COVID will only make these terrible outcomes worse unless the Social Security Administration starts preparing for the inevitable. Click on the link below for more on this issue.
