vietnam. >> harold phraser is one of nearly 20,000 u.s. veterans who died last year. waiting for the department of veterans affairs to decide on they benefits. >> now a circuit court judge in washington is taking the federal agency to task to make it more difficult for veterans to receive benefits. there was an order thursday. blasting the v.a. for failing to live up to the commitment. he called the action troubling and threatened to pemmize agency officials. it seems that sanctions may be needed to motivate v.n. the future. the judge wrote in 13-page order. hobson from the national organization of veterans advocates. >> there are a lot of veterans whose rights were short-changed. >> the judge came out and