Thank you DoninGA for the quick reply!
It is helpful to know that several million are in the situation and this may be a result of backlog with the IRS. However, the recommendation supplied mentioned that if the IRS has received my submission, the status in "Where's my refund" should show that it is in progress. As I mentioned, I am instead getting a response from their website showing they "cannot provide any status on your refund," which worries me that it has not been processed because it has been lost or misplaced rather than just working its way through the queue.
Is there some other method of confirming that my paper filing from April has at least been received, and then is presumably part of the backlog of other returns? The only guidance from your reply and from the IRS site assumes I am getting a response that is different than what I have been provided, and no guidance is given for what action to take next if the "Where's My Refund" tool is not able to provide a response.
Thanks again!
