we met at mike rio's mother's house near phoenix, arizona, where he, his wife, and daughter, have beeny and their daughter share a bedroom and mike sleeps every night on the living room couch. >> what is it like for you at 51 to be sleeping on your mother's couch? >> ashamed. i feel low. i feel -- how can i support my family, let alone a house. >> mike doesn't have the money for a place of his own. he can't work. fire fights and and ied blast left him with a brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. maggy isn't working either so she can look after him. the money is running out, and they find themselves like hundreds of thousands of other veterans, fighting a battle they never expected, one they flank can't believe. they're fighting for benefits from the department of veterans affairs. >> i thought they were there to help us, you know? if it wasn't for my wife, i'd be in a fetal position. i'd be curled up in a ball. i couldn't do it. >> mike has been trying to get his disability claim processed for nearly two years. there has been lost paperwork, long wait times for appointments,

. >>> a few weeks ago we told you about mike rio, the u.s. army veteran whose time in afghanistan left him with a traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. he and his wife fought for over a year to get him full disability coverage from the department of veterans affairs only to have most of the claim rejected. now his wife tells us the v.a. has finally approved his full benefits but they're still working to get his back pay. >>> a family in georgia has been reunited with their dog almost five years after she went missing. the dog ended up at a shelter in georgia and then a husky rescue in illinois. she was about to be adopted when the rescue group found she had a microchip that they used to track down the owners. yes. >> that's nice. >> happy reunion there. >> beautiful dog there. thanks. >>> a student gets told he'll basically never amount to anything. sometimes revenge is sweet even if it takes more than 60 years and is highly intellectual form of revenge. i'll explain on the "ridiculist." [ male announcer ] break the grip