Illustrator CS5 - Export to PDF no longer uses Artboard as page boundary

We are running into an issue where Illustrator files saved as PDFs (with editing capabilities) are having their page sizes cropped when re-opened in Acrobat. If the PDF file is re-opened in Illustrator then re-saved using Save As (overwriting the original) the resulting PDF will then have the full 8.5 x 11 page displayed. If we then open, make a minor change and then save the resulting PDF becomes cropped again.
This is happening on both Mac and Windows XP machines. If anyone has any ideas on why this is happening I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks

Thanks for the replies guys. I have been able to reproduce the behavior using a new, basic file.
My test system is running 10.6.8 with Illustrator 15.0.2 and Adobe Reader 10.1.0.
This is the original file which was saved out of Illustrator as a PDF.
https://files.me.com/ttubbiola/9c4kpi
Same file after opening in Illustrator, moving one object one pixel and saving.
https://files.me.com/ttubbiola/qjpwc4
Wade - I tried your suggestion of opening each in Acrobat 9 Pro (9.4.1) and the properties show that the page size on the original is 8.5" x 11" (where we are trying to keep it) and the cropped one is 8.35" x 6.61". I haven't tried the Acrobat forum since the issue only seems to happen when saving from Illustrator as a PDF. I will go there now and see what I can find.
Thanks for your help.

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