Restoring FileVault user from TimeMachine

My MBP is just past 3 years (about 1 month out of AppleCare). The machine will not boot from original MBP HD, but the original MBP HD will mount if started from other drive and all data appears to be there. I have tried TechTools and DiskUtility on original MBP drive. Both report problems, claim they fixed the drive, but MBP will not boot from the original HD.
I have one user on the original MPB Drive that is protected via FileVault. I also have recent Time Machine backup of that user. I need to recover that data (106GB). I have a new HD and 10.5 install disk and external box to put either HD. I have tried the restore function of the installer, but the user I need cannot log in - others not protected by filevault can log in. Further, when I log in as different user and look at the user whose data is protected by filevault, it does not look like the data has been restored (just identity).
So, what is the procedure to recover the user that is protected via filevault?

djk_norman wrote:
I was able to see all of the files of that user as root and as that user - very odd - it appears as though those files were backup unencrypted?
Were they in a sparse bundle? If so, OSX was decrypting them "on the fly."
I just copied the data into the user account, logged in as that user, and all files appear to be there. Only issue now is Disk Utility fails on verify saying there is an incorrect file count. Probably need to do fresh install, then use migration agent.
Try +*Repair Disk.+*
FileVaultDrive -> Backups.backupdb -> Name of Backed up Computer -> List of backups by date
[and now for the oddity, at the same hierarchical level]
|-> User folder of user I want to recover
|-> Computer HD name -> Users [and other folders] -> All users EXCEPT the one I wanted
I'm not sure I follow. In the sample in my last post, +*My Main User Account+* and TestAccount are both in the Users folder.
The only thing inside the TestAccount folder is the sparse bundle, containing the FileVault encrypted sparse bundle of the home folder. I've never looked in the structure as root, either.
I don't use File Vault myself -- I've used it on a test account to test and experiment, but that's about it.
Very strange? But I have my files, that's all that matter now! Thanks!
Yup, that's the main thing!
Glad it's sorted out, and thanks for the feedback.

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