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The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) remanded the case because the Director of the Nebraska Service Center did not consider the entire record when making a final merits determination. The Director's decision only discussed one piece of evidence (a scholarly paper presentation) and failed to address highly probative evidence such as the Beneficiary's five U.S. patents, product designs, and business contributions. The AAO found that the Director misapplied USCIS policy by not considering all evidence in the totality, thus requiring a new determination.