Form fields disappearing when combining PDFs

I'm having a curious issue where form fields that display properly in a one-page PDF document are disappearing when the document is combined into a larger, multi-page PDF document.  The individual page (created in Acrobat Pro 8) has 12 rows of checkboxes that show up when the document is opened in Acrobat Pro 8, Pro X, or even Preview.  However, after being combined into a 150-page PDF (with Acrobat Pro X), the top three rows of checkboxes have disappeared (and this occurs across all of the programs I just listed).  I've tried re-doing the offending page in both Acrobat 8 and X, and replacing it within the multi-page document (again, trying both Acrobat 8 and X) and once it's combined into the larger PDF, those top three rows of checkboxes always disappear.  I'm at a loss.
Any suggestions for troubleshooting this?
- Mac OS 10.6.7
- iMac 2.4ghz Core 2 Duo / 3GB RAM
- Acrobat Pro X (or 8)

I'm combining them by using the "Combine Files Into a PDF" feature in Acrobat.  I've done this countless times before with no issues -- this is the first time I've seen this happen.

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