The Benton Visual Form Discrimination Test as a Predictor of Neurocognitive Disorder in Older Veterans.

Objective: The Benton Visual Form Discrimination Test (VFDT) is a commonly used measure of visual discrimination and visual recognition memory and has shown promise in distinguishing between different levels of cognitive impairment. We assess the predictive diagnostic utility of the VFDT in a sample of older Veterans with cognitive concerns.

Method: Subjects included a total of 172 mostly male Veterans over the age of 64 (mean = 76.