Fix an issue with group issue board error handling

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Previuosly, if an error occurs (specifically a permission error), the board would fail to create, then try to use the nil issueBoard variable in state, which caused a panic. This short-circuits the state handling if an error occurs, and adds a nil check before we persist to state.

Closes #6468 (closed)