Just in case you didnt know, and no one posted it. you gotta have another person kill the boss while your dead and have not rezzed from your corpse, then he goes to loot and you roll need.
OT: why it never was fixed is because that would mean if the last man standing in a 25-man deals the final blow to the boss he/she would get all items and no one else would be able to roll for it. Imagine 3 pieces of epic mail/plate gear dropping in VoA with a druid as last man standing. All sorts of QQ, so this works as intended. Not an exploit, therefore I don't disagree with getting your gear this way.