 Gillibrand says the bill would require the Defense Department to track, prevent, and treat these injuries. She announced the bill at the VFW Post in West Hampton Beach. She said the brain injuries to troops are similar to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. That's the degenerative disease that affects some football players and boxers. Suffolk County has one of the largest populations of veterans in New York. Desiree DiIorio, WSHU News.