A trial judge who makes adverse credibility findings must still address contemporaneous documentary evidence (such as bank records) that goes directly to a central issue in the proceedings. Failure to do so constitutes appellable error, even where other matters might support the adverse credibility finding. Where the error relates to evidence bearing on credibility and the ultimate determination depends on evaluation of the parties' evidence, a retrial rather than substituted findings is the appropriate remedy.
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